Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps was 265.39 billion current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 265.39 billion current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 265.39 billion current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.71 billion current US$, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.71 billion current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 1.97 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.37 billion current US$ | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 2.98 billion current US$ | +25.7% |
| 1965 | 3.29 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 3.58 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 3.83 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 4.14 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 4.49 billion current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 5.06 billion current US$ | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 5.18 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 5.77 billion current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 7.26 billion current US$ | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 10.19 billion current US$ | +40.3% |
| 1975 | 11.65 billion current US$ | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 10.94 billion current US$ | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 13.44 billion current US$ | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 14.15 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 15.35 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 19.37 billion current US$ | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 20.36 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 18.40 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 16.79 billion current US$ | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 15.66 billion current US$ | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 16.48 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 16.98 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 19.18 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 18.79 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 20.18 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 26.39 billion current US$ | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 24.94 billion current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 29.37 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 27.69 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 28.18 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.90 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 33.91 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 33.86 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.93 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 37.25 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 32.84 billion current US$ | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 34.32 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 35.61 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 43.37 billion current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 54.95 billion current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 69.39 billion current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 79.17 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 96.56 billion current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 120.84 billion current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 108.54 billion current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 126.68 billion current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 157.01 billion current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 167.09 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 182.70 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 193.13 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 186.01 billion current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 167.39 billion current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 174.08 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 185.71 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 182.64 billion current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 178.41 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 209.31 billion current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 251.56 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 265.39 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 billion current US$ | 1.71 billion current US$ | 4.49 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.90 billion current US$ | 5.06 billion current US$ | 15.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.22 billion current US$ | 15.66 billion current US$ | 20.36 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.34 billion current US$ | 24.94 billion current US$ | 38.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.56 billion current US$ | 32.84 billion current US$ | 120.84 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.25 billion current US$ | 126.68 billion current US$ | 193.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 226.16 billion current US$ | 178.41 billion current US$ | 265.39 billion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 34 Romania 131.91 billion current US$ compare
- 35 Philippines 126.11 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Denmark 120.45 billion current US$ compare
- 37 Portugal 113.59 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Slovakia 113.39 billion current US$ compare
- 39 South Africa 112.46 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Norway 96.77 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 265.39 billion current US$ in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 265.39 billion current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 billion current US$ in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.