Africa Eastern and Southern vs Bangladesh: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Africa Eastern and Southern
37.8%
in 2023
Bangladesh
50.6%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
10th
Bangladesh rank
10th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Bangladesh
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 50.6% against 37.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Bangladesh ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Bangladesh in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Bangladesh Difference Ahead
1970s 13.4% 10.2% 3.2% Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 10.2% 12.6% 2.4% Bangladesh
1990s 14.1% 16.7% 2.6% Bangladesh
2000s 22.0% 27.1% 5.1% Bangladesh
2010s 31.4% 43.3% 12.0% Bangladesh
2020s 37.7% 48.3% 10.7% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Africa Eastern and Southern or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, at 50.6% against 37.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Africa Eastern and Southern and Bangladesh?
12.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Bangladesh?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Bangladesh rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 10th and Bangladesh ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.