Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in OECD members, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0% for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.4% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in OECD members peaked at 2.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +75.4% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -38.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -28.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -71.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +128.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +128.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1974 | +75.4% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in OECD members?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in OECD members 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- OECD members ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.