Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia
Armenia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 62.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 62.1% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia peaked at 97.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1996.
That places Armenia 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97.5% | — |
| 1993 | 57.6% | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | +42.6% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +5.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 62.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 62.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +42.6% | 52.3% | 74.5% |
| 1993 | -41.0% | 97.5% | 57.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 52.3% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 62.5% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 61.4% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 58.9% | 62.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 43.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 29.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -35.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Armenia was 62.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1996.
- How does Armenia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Armenia ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.