El Salvador vs Japan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

El Salvador
35.0%
in 2023
Japan
36.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
Japan rank
32nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 36.6% against 35.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Japan ranks 32nd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 24.3% 10.4% 13.8% El Salvador
1970s 28.8% 14.2% 14.6% El Salvador
1980s 34.9% 17.5% 17.5% El Salvador
1990s 29.7% 22.5% 7.2% El Salvador
2000s 31.3% 32.3% 1.0% Japan
2010s 32.9% 36.6% 3.7% Japan
2020s 34.7% 37.5% 2.7% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 36.6% against 35.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between El Salvador and Japan?
1.6%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Japan ranks 32nd 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.