Bhutan vs North Korea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Bhutan
91.5%
in 2023
North Korea
97.1%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
2nd
North Korea rank
1st

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

  • Bhutan
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 97.1% against 91.5% in Bhutan, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 1st of 203 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 69.4% 43.1% 26.3% Bhutan
2010s 85.6% 84.1% 1.4% Bhutan
2020s 90.7% 90.1% 0.5% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Bhutan or North Korea?
North Korea, at 97.1% against 91.5% in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Bhutan and North Korea?
5.6%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and North Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and North Korea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Bhutan ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 1st 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.