Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South over time
- Ethiopia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 9.9% against 3.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 3.1% | 5.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 3.7% | 5.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 4.2% | 8.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 9.9% against 3.9% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 6.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.