Australia vs Japan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Australia
6.0%
in 2023
Japan
5.7%
in 2023
Australia rank
168th
Japan rank
171st

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

  • Australia
  • Japan
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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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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.