Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Japan
36.6%
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
9.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
32nd

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

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 36.6% against 9.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.0%.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.8 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 32nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 32nd of 203 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 10.4% 1.6% 8.8% Japan
1970s 14.2% 2.3% 11.9% Japan
1980s 17.5% 3.5% 14.0% Japan
1990s 22.5% 5.8% 16.7% Japan
2000s 32.3% 7.6% 24.8% Japan
2010s 36.6% 9.8% 26.8% Japan
2020s 37.5% 10.0% 27.5% 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, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Japan, at 36.6% against 9.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
27.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Japan ranks 32nd and Post-demographic dividend 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.