Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Libya: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 48.4% against 36.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Libya ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 3.6% | 3.7% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.3% | 2.8% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.4% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 31.6% | 11.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 35.4% | 4.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 43.3% | 6.2% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Libya?
- Libya, at 48.4% against 36.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Libya?
- 12.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Libya ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- 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.