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

Japan
36.6%
in 2023
Zambia
37.5%
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st

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

  • Japan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 37.5% against 36.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 11.9% 45.9% 34.0% Zambia
1970s 14.2% 17.2% 3.0% Zambia
1980s 17.5% 24.8% 7.4% Zambia
1990s 22.5% 46.4% 23.9% Zambia
2000s 32.3% 63.0% 30.7% Zambia
2010s 36.6% 57.7% 21.2% Zambia
2020s 37.5% 42.7% 5.2% Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 37.5% against 36.6% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Japan and Zambia?
0.9%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zambia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Japan and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Japan ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st 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.