Djibouti vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Djibouti
60.0%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
56.4%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Djibouti
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 60.0% against 56.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 20.0% 11.9% 8.1% Djibouti
1990s 26.1% 22.7% 3.4% Djibouti
2000s 20.3% 32.1% 11.8% United Arab Emirates
2010s 49.3% 43.7% 5.6% Djibouti
2020s 54.6% 55.4% 0.8% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Djibouti or United Arab Emirates?
Djibouti, at 60.0% against 56.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Djibouti and United Arab Emirates?
3.6%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Djibouti ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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.