Jordan vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Jordan
38.3%
in 2023
Upper middle income
19.7%
in 2023
Jordan rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
36th

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

  • Jordan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 38.3% against 19.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.6%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 7.9% 4.0% 3.9% Jordan
1970s 8.0% 6.5% 1.5% Jordan
1980s 6.7% 8.9% 2.3% Upper middle income
1990s 16.7% 5.7% 11.0% Jordan
2000s 22.0% 11.5% 10.5% Jordan
2010s 29.2% 17.9% 11.4% Jordan
2020s 34.8% 18.8% 16.0% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Jordan or Upper middle income?
Jordan, at 38.3% against 19.7% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Jordan and Upper middle income?
18.6%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Jordan ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 36th 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.