Madagascar vs Suriname: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Madagascar
8.1%
in 2023
Suriname
8.6%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
131st
Suriname rank
128th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 8.6% against 8.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 131st and Suriname ranks 128th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 0.9% 1.5% Madagascar
1970s 1.6% 2.8% 1.2% Suriname
1980s 1.2% 8.8% 7.6% Suriname
1990s 8.5% 4.6% 3.9% Madagascar
2000s 10.9% 6.6% 4.3% Madagascar
2010s 10.3% 11.0% 0.7% Suriname
2020s 8.2% 8.3% 0.1% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Madagascar or Suriname?
Suriname, at 8.6% against 8.1% in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Madagascar and Suriname?
0.5%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Suriname?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Madagascar ranks 131st and Suriname ranks 128th 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.