Uganda vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Uganda
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 38.1% against 19.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 4.0% | 4.9% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 1.2% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 8.9% | 3.3% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 5.7% | 4.2% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 11.5% | 9.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 17.9% | 24.7% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 18.8% | 21.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Uganda or Upper middle income?
- Uganda, at 38.1% 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 Uganda and Upper middle income?
- 18.4%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Uganda and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Uganda ranks 37th 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.