Equatorial Guinea vs Pacific island small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Equatorial Guinea
34.9%
in 2023
Pacific island small states
3.6%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
47th

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

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 34.9% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 31.3%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 9.7 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 206 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 30.8% 2.1% 28.7% Equatorial Guinea
1980s 13.9% 1.2% 12.7% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 2.6% 1.1% 1.5% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 10.8% 3.3% 7.5% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 22.2% 2.6% 19.6% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 30.6% 3.0% 27.6% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Equatorial Guinea or Pacific island small states?
Equatorial Guinea, at 34.9% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Equatorial Guinea and Pacific island small states?
31.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Pacific island small states?
44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Pacific island small states rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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.