Latin America & Caribbean vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Latin America & Caribbean
0.5%
in 2023
Switzerland
4.8%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
44th
Switzerland rank
47th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4.8% against 0.5% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 9.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3% 1.6% 1.3% Switzerland
1970s 1.8% 1.6% 0.2% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 2.3% 1.3% 1.0% Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 0.8% 0.9% 0.2% Switzerland
2000s 1.3% 1.1% 0.2% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.1% 2.8% 1.6% Switzerland
2020s 0.5% 4.9% 4.4% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Latin America & Caribbean or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4.8% against 0.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
4.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th 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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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.