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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13.3%
in 2023
Ghana
36.6%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Ghana rank
41st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Ghana
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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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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.