Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bangladesh
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.0% against 1.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.9% | 4.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.6% | 4.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Bangladesh or Upper middle income?
- Bangladesh, at 6.0% against 1.8% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 4.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.