China vs Lower middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 2.5% against 1.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.
China ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 3.6% | 2.6% | China |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 1.2% | China |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% | China |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | China |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, China or Lower middle income?
- China, at 2.5% against 1.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between China and Lower middle income?
- 0.8%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- China ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 8th 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.