Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Australia
40.0%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
26th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th

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

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 40.0% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.9%.

That makes Australia's figure about 3.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 4.4% 7.3% 2.9% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 3.9% 9.0% 5.1% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 5.7% 11.5% 5.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 13.2% 11.3% 1.9% Australia
2000s 26.7% 13.0% 13.8% Australia
2010s 37.0% 13.1% 23.9% Australia
2020s 40.1% 11.7% 28.4% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Australia, at 40.0% against 12.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
27.9%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Australia ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.