Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA total, 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 IDA total is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA total peaked at 1.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
IDA total ranks 36th of 47 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, residual in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | +70.4% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +23.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -36.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -28.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +26.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +37.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +27.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -46.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +34.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +46.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +72.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -50.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -55.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +25.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -47.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +81.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +33.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -29.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +39.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -40.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +69.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -46.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +127.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +53.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -47.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -70.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +56.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -73.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +85.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA total?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in IDA total 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- IDA total ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.