Japan vs Latvia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 171st and Latvia ranks 173rd of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 100.0% | 91.9% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.6% | 4.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.2% | 4.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.3% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Japan ranks 171st and Latvia ranks 173rd 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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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.