Late-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 38.6% against 20.9% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.8 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 14.5% | 7.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 23.2% | 11.9% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 32.5% | 15.3% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 38.4% | 19.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Late-demographic dividend or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 38.6% against 20.9% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 17.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 33rd 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.