Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in South Asia
South Asia: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World was 20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in South Asia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 20.0% for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in South Asia peaked at 26.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1966.
South Asia ranks 1st 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 4.6% | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | +27.6% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +41.3% |
| 1971 | 7.0% | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +29.7% |
| 1973 | 7.9% | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +117.8% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +27.0% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 14.3% | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +105.7% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in South Asia 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 | +117.8% | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| 2006 | +105.7% | 9.3% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 6.0% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 14.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 14.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 6.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 16.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.6% | 24.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More private sector data for South Asia
- Merchandise trade 30.0% (2025)
- Food imports 5.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 864.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 510.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in South Asia?
- Merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in South Asia was 20.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1966.
- How does South Asia rank for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from economies in the arab world rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.