East Asia & Pacific vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 36.4% against 10.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 26.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 3.6 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 1.9% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 0.6% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 9.9% | 3.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 13.1% | 8.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 22.8% | 16.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 30.6% | 21.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 35.3% | 25.6% | Kuwait |
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 or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 36.4% against 10.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between East Asia & Pacific and Kuwait?
- 26.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kuwait?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 46th and Kuwait ranks 43rd 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.