Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Lower middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.0% for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Lower middle income peaked at 1.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 22nd 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +57.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | +49.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -36.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -36.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +60.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +48.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +47.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +22.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -47.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +37.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +81.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -34.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -50.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +113.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -36.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +92.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +45.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +245.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +64.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +69.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -88.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -23.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Lower middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +245.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 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
- 24 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Lower middle income 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Lower middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.