Bulgaria vs China: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Bulgaria
15.5%
in 2023
China
15.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
91st
China rank
94th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • China
051015196119922023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 15.5% against 15.2% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 91st and China ranks 94th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6% 4.3% 3.7% China
1990s 7.6% 5.3% 2.3% Bulgaria
2000s 12.4% 9.4% 2.9% Bulgaria
2010s 12.0% 11.4% 0.6% Bulgaria
2020s 15.1% 14.7% 0.4% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Bulgaria or China?
Bulgaria, at 15.5% against 15.2% in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Bulgaria and China?
0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Bulgaria ranks 91st and China ranks 94th 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.