Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) by country
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
53.1%
Oman
Lowest
0.0%
American Samoa
Median
2.2%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,444
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 53.1% in Oman; the lowest is 0.0% in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 6.4%.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 13,306.9%), and the largest decrease in American Samoa (down 99.9%).
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 53.1% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 2 | Comoros | 46.7% | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Yemen | 39.3% | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 4 | Seychelles | 36.4% | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 33.0% | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.3% | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Burundi | 29.8% | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Maldives | 28.9% | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Djibouti | 28.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 27.1% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritania | 26.8% | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 26.4% | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Jordan | 26.1% | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 25.8% | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 24.1% | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.6% | 2023 | up 322.8% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 21.4% | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.5% | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 19 | Bahrain | 19.6% | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 20 | Eritrea | 19.1% | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 21 | Mauritius | 19.0% | 2023 | up 546.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 18.9% | 2023 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.8% | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Kuwait | 18.8% | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Uganda | 18.5% | 2023 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 17.4% | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Mozambique | 17.1% | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 16.5% | 2023 | up 2,285.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Zambia | 16.2% | 2023 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Egypt | 16.1% | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.4% | 2023 | up 4,014.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 15.2% | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 14.5% | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Korea | 14.4% | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 13.9% | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Lebanon | 12.9% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea | 12.7% | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Tunisia | 12.2% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 39 | Japan | 12.0% | 2023 | down 35.6% | flat |
| 40 | South Africa | 11.6% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 11.0% | 2023 | up 163.7% | rising |
| 42 | Somalia | 10.9% | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | 10.9% | 2023 | up 2,018.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 10.9% | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Thailand | 10.3% | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 10.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 10.1% | 2023 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 9.9% | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 9.7% | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Benin | 9.4% | 2023 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 9.1% | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 52 | China | 8.8% | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Iraq | 8.7% | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 8.7% | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 55 | Algeria | 8.7% | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Angola | 8.6% | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 8.3% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 58 | Italy | 7.9% | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 59 | Türkiye | 7.8% | 2023 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.7% | 2023 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 61 | Niger | 7.3% | 2023 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 7.0% | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Singapore | 7.0% | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 64 | Cameroon | 6.7% | 2023 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 6.5% | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Central African Republic | 6.2% | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Liberia | 6.0% | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 68 | South Sudan | 5.6% | 2023 | up 13,306.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Lithuania | 5.5% | 2023 | up 1,728.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Gabon | 5.4% | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Nigeria | 5.2% | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Albania | 4.9% | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Indonesia | 4.9% | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 74 | France | 4.9% | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 4.7% | 2023 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 4.4% | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Nepal | 4.3% | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Philippines | 4.2% | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 3.8% | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Congo | 3.7% | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 3.6% | 2023 | up 537.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Iceland | 3.5% | 2023 | up 887.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Cyprus | 3.4% | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 84 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 3.2% | 2023 | up 554.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Paraguay | 3.2% | 2023 | up 1,061.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 3.2% | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Chad | 3.0% | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 3.0% | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.9% | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Slovenia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 93 | Poland | 2.8% | 2023 | up 1,117.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 2.6% | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Gibraltar | 2.6% | 2023 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Hong Kong, China | 2.6% | 2023 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands | 2.6% | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Malta | 2.6% | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Eswatini | 2.5% | 2023 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 2.5% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 102 | Gambia | 2.5% | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Portugal | 2.2% | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Argentina | 2.1% | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | 2.0% | 2023 | up 168.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 1.8% | 2023 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.8% | 2023 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Myanmar | 1.7% | 2023 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 110 | United States of America | 1.6% | 2023 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 1.6% | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2023 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Grenada | 1.5% | 2023 | up 2,736.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Kosovo | 1.4% | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.4% | 2023 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 1.3% | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Austria | 1.2% | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Australia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Armenia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | 1.1% | 2023 | up 328.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 1.0% | 2023 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Canada | 0.9% | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2023 | up 358.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Ireland | 0.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2023 | up 666.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 131 | New Zealand | 0.7% | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2023 | up 425.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 0.7% | 2023 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | 2023 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2023 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Chile | 0.5% | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Macau, China | 0.5% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0.5% | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2023 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | up 444.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 506.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Finland | 0.4% | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Peru | 0.4% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 0.4% | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 0.4% | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 152 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 0.4% | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4% | 2023 | up 908.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 0.3% | 2023 | up 1,006.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2023 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2023 | up 670.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Aruba | 0.3% | 2023 | up 1,055.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 0.3% | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Panama | 0.3% | 2023 | up 495.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Fiji | 0.3% | 2017 | up 279.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2023 | up 545.5% | volatile |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 170 | Lesotho | 0.2% | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 0.2% | 2004 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Libya | 0.2% | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 175 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2023 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Curaçao | 0.1% | 2023 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Botswana | 0.1% | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 0.1% | 2011 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0.1% | 2021 | up 536.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2023 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Greenland | 0.1% | 2023 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0.1% | 2023 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Barbados | 0.1% | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2023 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 190 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,441.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% | 2023 | up 618.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | up 337.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2009 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2011 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Guam | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1,008.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Palau | 0.0% | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2022 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 206 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 20.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 20.0%
- Low income 17.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 16.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16.7%
- Lower middle income 15.7%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 15.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 13.8%
- Arab World 13.2%
- Least developed countries 12.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 12.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 12.3%
- IDA blend 12.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 11.8%
- IDA total 11.1%
- IDA only 10.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 9.7%
- Low & middle income 8.4%
- Middle income 8.2%
- East Asia & Pacific 7.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 7.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 7.6%
- IBRD only 7.3%
- Other small states 7.3%
- Africa Western and Central 7.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 6.7%
- Upper middle income 6.5%
- World 5.5%
- Small states 4.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 4.3%
- High income 4.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 3.8%
- OECD members 3.7%
- Euro area 3.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 3.2%
- European Union 3.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.0%
About this data
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.