IDA only vs Liberia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- IDA only
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 34.0% against 9.0% in IDA only, a difference of 25.0%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 3.8 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was IDA only ahead.
IDA only ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.6% | 1.6% | 7.9% | IDA only |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 2.1% | 5.6% | IDA only |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | IDA only |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 1.0% | 7.6% | IDA only |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 17.0% | 8.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 19.4% | 10.4% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 24.0% | 15.5% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, IDA only or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 34.0% against 9.0% in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between IDA only and Liberia?
- 25.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Liberia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do IDA only and Liberia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA only ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 12th of 47 groups.
- 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.