Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA blend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 0.0% for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA blend peaked at 1.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places IDA blend 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, residual in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | +122.7% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +94.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -36.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -62.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +46.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -40.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -29.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -19.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +73.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +104.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -39.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +169.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +135.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +118.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -50.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -60.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -57.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +40.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -49.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -63.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +52.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +50.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +94.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +296.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -81.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +49.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +52.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -52.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +171.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +69.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -75.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +73.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -44.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -66.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +107.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -85.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -77.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +905.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +905.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA blend?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA blend 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- IDA blend ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.