Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +153.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +107.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +35.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -26.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -33.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -28.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -23.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +39.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +32.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -28.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +128.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +254.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -25.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +97.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +38.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +54.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +80.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -80.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +254.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1961 | +153.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.