Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Madagascar: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
36.2%
in 2023
Madagascar
45.7%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
14th
Madagascar rank
17th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 45.7% against 36.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 7.3% 5.9% 1.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 8.7% 8.2% 0.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 8.0% 9.4% 1.4% Madagascar
1990s 10.1% 19.9% 9.8% Madagascar
2000s 19.7% 34.5% 14.8% Madagascar
2010s 31.4% 40.2% 8.8% Madagascar
2020s 37.1% 50.0% 12.8% Madagascar

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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 45.7% 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 Madagascar?
9.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 17th 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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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.