Liberia vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Liberia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 45.5% against 35.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Liberia ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 17th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 7.7% | 5.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 8.8% | 4.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 9.8% | 3.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 12.8% | 9.6% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 22.5% | 28.7% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 33.7% | 16.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 36.7% | 13.8% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Liberia or Lower middle income?
- Liberia, at 45.5% against 35.2% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Liberia and Lower middle income?
- 10.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Lower middle income?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Liberia ranks 18th and Lower middle income ranks 17th 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.