Japan vs Latvia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Japan
5.7%
in 2023
Latvia
5.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
171st
Latvia rank
173rd

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

  • Japan
  • Latvia
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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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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.