Low & middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Low & middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 39.1% against 22.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 13.1% | 7.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 7.8% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 1.2% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 13.9% | 6.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 21.9% | 8.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 32.4% | 11.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 38.3% | 15.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Low & middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 39.1% against 22.9% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 16.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th 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.