Liberia vs Madagascar: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Liberia
45.5%
in 2023
Madagascar
45.7%
in 2023
Liberia rank
18th
Madagascar rank
17th

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

  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 45.7% against 45.5% in Liberia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Madagascar ahead.

Liberia ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 1.9% 2.6% 0.7% Madagascar
1970s 4.3% 8.2% 3.8% Madagascar
1980s 6.0% 9.4% 3.3% Madagascar
1990s 3.2% 19.9% 16.7% Madagascar
2000s 51.2% 34.5% 16.7% Liberia
2010s 49.7% 40.2% 9.5% Liberia
2020s 50.5% 50.0% 0.5% 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 Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 45.7% against 45.5% in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Liberia and Madagascar?
0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Liberia ranks 18th and Madagascar 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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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.