Lower middle income vs Uganda: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Lower middle income
5.1%
in 2023
Uganda
26.9%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
14th
Uganda rank
17th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 26.9% against 5.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 21.8%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 5.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 3.2% 8.0% 4.9% Uganda
1970s 3.1% 38.3% 35.2% Uganda
1980s 2.9% 32.2% 29.4% Uganda
1990s 5.0% 37.7% 32.7% Uganda
2000s 6.7% 30.8% 24.2% Uganda
2010s 6.6% 17.8% 11.3% Uganda
2020s 5.6% 24.3% 18.7% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Lower middle income or Uganda?
Uganda, at 26.9% against 5.1% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Lower middle income and Uganda?
21.8%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Lower middle income ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 17th 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.