Ethiopia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Ethiopia
59.7%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
41.4%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
5th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
6th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 59.7% against 41.4% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Pre-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 10.3% 9.3% 1.0% Ethiopia
1970s 10.4% 9.4% 1.1% Ethiopia
1980s 4.3% 10.9% 6.6% Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 13.1% 12.8% 0.2% Ethiopia
2000s 36.8% 26.8% 10.0% Ethiopia
2010s 50.1% 37.5% 12.6% Ethiopia
2020s 62.6% 43.5% 19.1% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Ethiopia, at 59.7% against 41.4% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Ethiopia and Pre-demographic dividend?
18.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pre-demographic dividend?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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.