Ecuador vs Maldives: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Ecuador
21.5%
in 2023
Maldives
20.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
73rd
Maldives rank
75th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 21.5% against 20.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 73rd and Maldives ranks 75th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 16.3% 12.8% 3.4% Ecuador
1990s 20.1% 17.3% 2.8% Ecuador
2000s 28.3% 20.7% 7.6% Ecuador
2010s 23.3% 17.1% 6.2% Ecuador
2020s 21.7% 19.6% 2.2% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Ecuador or Maldives?
Ecuador, at 21.5% against 20.7% in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Ecuador and Maldives?
0.8%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Maldives?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Ecuador ranks 73rd and Maldives ranks 75th 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.