Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World was 15.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 15.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Lower middle income peaked at 18.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1962.
Lower middle income ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8% | — |
| 1961 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -24.0% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | +43.1% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +84.9% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | +56.4% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +49.4% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -17.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +84.9% | 4.0% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 14.1% | 18.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
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 from economies in the arab world in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Lower middle income was 15.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1962.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from economies in the arab world rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.