Equatorial Guinea vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Equatorial Guinea
11.4%
in 2023
Upper middle income
2.6%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
27th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.4% against 2.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 4.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 206 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 0.9% 16.7% Equatorial Guinea
1980s 13.3% 1.1% 12.2% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 21.2% 0.8% 20.4% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 13.5% 2.0% 11.5% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 19.1% 3.0% 16.1% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 21.2% 2.5% 18.7% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Equatorial Guinea or Upper middle income?
Equatorial Guinea, at 11.4% 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 Equatorial Guinea and Upper middle income?
8.8%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Upper middle income?
47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,763 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.