Benin vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Benin
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 15.2% against 2.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Benin's figure about 5.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 0.6% | 11.0% | Benin |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 0.9% | 7.6% | Benin |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 1.1% | 11.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 0.8% | 12.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 2.0% | 23.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 3.0% | 15.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 2.5% | 11.9% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Benin or Upper middle income?
- Benin, at 15.2% against 2.6% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Benin and Upper middle income?
- 12.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Benin ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.