Bahrain vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Bahrain
35.9%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13.3%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
45th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
42nd

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

  • Bahrain
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 35.9% against 13.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 22.6%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 45th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.1% 4.3% 1.8% Bahrain
1980s 3.5% 4.6% 1.1% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 8.2% 4.5% 3.7% Bahrain
2000s 21.8% 8.7% 13.1% Bahrain
2010s 26.7% 12.7% 14.0% Bahrain
2020s 37.0% 12.7% 24.3% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Bahrain or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Bahrain, at 35.9% against 13.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Bahrain and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
22.6%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Bahrain ranks 45th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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.