Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Low income
Low income: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Low income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Low income is 17.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Low income peaked at 18.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1967.
Low income ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.9% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 6.2% | -25.3% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | -18.7% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | +17.7% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -22.6% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | +50.2% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 11.7% | +44.2% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +38.9% |
| 1981 | 18.5% | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | -29.5% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -60.9% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +62.6% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -21.4% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +40.3% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 4.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 17.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Low income?
- Merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Low income was 17.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1967.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from economies in the arab world rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.