High income vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- High income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 39.1% against 23.3% in High income, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.7 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 13.1% | 3.1% | High income |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 7.8% | 7.6% | High income |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 8.0% | 5.4% | High income |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.9% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 21.9% | 4.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 32.4% | 10.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 38.3% | 14.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, High income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 39.1% against 23.3% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between High income and Saudi Arabia?
- 15.8%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do High income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- High income ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th 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.