Liberia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Liberia
34.0%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
4.8%
in 2023
Liberia rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
15th

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

  • Liberia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 34.0% against 4.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 29.2%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 7.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Liberia ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 1.5% 0.1% Liberia
1970s 2.1% 1.2% 0.9% Liberia
1980s 3.8% 0.8% 3.0% Liberia
1990s 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 17.0% 1.1% 15.8% Liberia
2010s 19.4% 2.7% 16.7% Liberia
2020s 24.0% 4.7% 19.3% 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, Liberia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Liberia, at 34.0% against 4.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
29.2%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Liberia ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.