Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Ethiopia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 59.7% against 43.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 1.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 8.2% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 9.3% | 5.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.9% | 0.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 23.2% | 13.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 34.4% | 15.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 42.5% | 20.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Ethiopia, at 59.7% against 43.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 16.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd 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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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.