Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Japan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 36.6% against 9.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 27.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 4.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Japan ranks 32nd of 46 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 12.4% | 12.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 14.6% | 14.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 17.5% | 17.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 22.5% | 15.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 32.3% | 22.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 36.6% | 26.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 37.5% | 27.3% | 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Japan?
- Japan, at 36.6% against 9.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 27.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Japan ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.