Australia vs Japan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 171st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 18.5% | 12.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 17.3% | 13.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 10.2% | 7.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 6.4% | 3.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 6.8% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.8% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Australia and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Australia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 171st of 206 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.