Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 3.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 20th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.9% | -23.2% |
| 1962 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | +19.2% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -36.0% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -36.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +44.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +45.5% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -47.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -40.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1% compare
- 18 Panama 0.1% compare
- 19 Comoros 0.1% compare
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 22 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 23 Peru 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Late-demographic dividend 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.