Libya vs United States: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Libya
- United States
How they compare
Libya currently reports 48.4% against 47.4% in United States, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Libya ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 206 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 23.4% | 19.8% | United States |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 22.8% | 17.3% | United States |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 22.4% | 17.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 27.7% | 17.3% | United States |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 40.1% | 8.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 48.3% | 12.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 48.8% | 5.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Libya or United States?
- Libya, at 48.4% against 47.4% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Libya and United States?
- 1.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Libya and United States rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Libya ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th 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.