Egypt vs India: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Egypt
36.6%
in 2023
India
37.8%
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
India rank
38th

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

  • Egypt
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 37.8% against 36.6% in Egypt, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 40th and India ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
1960s 14.4% 11.7% 2.7% Egypt
1970s 11.5% 23.0% 11.6% India
1980s 8.2% 20.8% 12.6% India
1990s 15.5% 20.0% 4.5% India
2000s 25.7% 29.5% 3.8% India
2010s 33.6% 40.5% 6.9% India
2020s 37.2% 40.3% 3.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Egypt or India?
India, at 37.8% against 36.6% in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Egypt and India?
1.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Egypt ranks 40th and India ranks 38th 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.