East Asia & Pacific vs North Korea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

East Asia & Pacific
30.6%
in 2023
North Korea
97.1%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 97.1% against 30.6% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 66.5%.

That makes North Korea's figure about 3.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was North Korea ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 46 groups.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 14.7% 34.2% 19.5% North Korea
1990s 20.1% 39.2% 19.1% North Korea
2000s 26.4% 43.1% 16.6% North Korea
2010s 28.6% 84.1% 55.5% North Korea
2020s 30.8% 90.1% 59.4% North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, East Asia & Pacific or North Korea?
North Korea, at 97.1% against 30.6% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between East Asia & Pacific and North Korea?
66.5%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and North Korea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and North Korea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 46 groups.
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.