East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ghana: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 36.6% against 13.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 9.5% | 5.6% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 10.5% | 6.0% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 11.8% | 7.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 21.6% | 12.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 36.6% | 23.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 38.8% | 26.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 36.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ghana?
- 23.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ghana rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Ghana ranks 41st 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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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.