Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 2.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +43.6% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -31.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -35.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +26.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +31.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +48.2% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | +38.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -40.8% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +44.5% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -58.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -51.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +89.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +47.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +52.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +66.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -43.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +174.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +80.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -74.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +72.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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, residual in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. 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 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.