Rwanda vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Rwanda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 36.9% against 19.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 8.9% | 4.0% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 1.4% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 11.5% | 2.9% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 17.9% | 16.1% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 18.8% | 17.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Rwanda or Upper middle income?
- Rwanda, at 36.9% against 19.7% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 17.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Upper middle income?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Rwanda ranks 39th and Upper middle income ranks 36th 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.