Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Middle income, 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 Middle income is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Middle income peaked at 1.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Middle income ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1961 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -23.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +32.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +36.3% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -35.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +32.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +53.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -59.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Middle income?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Middle income ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.