Least developed countries vs Madagascar: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Least developed countries
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 45.7% against 35.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 5.9% | 3.4% | Least developed countries |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 2.6% | Least developed countries |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 1.2% | Least developed countries |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 19.9% | 7.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 34.5% | 11.5% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 40.2% | 9.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 50.0% | 15.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Least developed countries or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 45.7% against 35.7% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Least developed countries and Madagascar?
- 10.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Least developed countries and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Least developed countries ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 17th 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.