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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
36.2%
in 2023
United States
47.4%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
14th
United States rank
15th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 47.4% against 36.2% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 11.2%.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 47 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 7.3% 23.4% 16.2% United States
1970s 8.7% 22.8% 14.1% United States
1980s 8.0% 22.4% 14.4% United States
1990s 10.1% 27.7% 17.6% United States
2000s 19.7% 40.1% 20.4% United States
2010s 31.4% 48.3% 16.9% United States
2020s 37.1% 48.8% 11.6% United States

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 United States?
United States, at 47.4% 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 United States?
11.2%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and United States rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th 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.