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

Egypt
36.6%
in 2023
Uganda
38.1%
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
Uganda rank
37th

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

  • Egypt
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 38.1% against 36.6% in Egypt, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 37th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 14.4% 8.9% 5.5% Egypt
1970s 11.5% 7.7% 3.8% Egypt
1980s 8.2% 12.3% 4.1% Uganda
1990s 15.5% 9.9% 5.5% Egypt
2000s 25.7% 21.1% 4.7% Egypt
2010s 33.6% 42.6% 9.0% Uganda
2020s 37.2% 40.2% 3.0% Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 38.1% 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 Uganda?
1.5%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Egypt ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 37th 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.