Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 57.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend is 57.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 89.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2021.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.2% | — |
| 1961 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 87.6% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 86.5% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 87.3% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 85.0% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 86.1% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 84.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.3% | 86.5% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.4% | 85.0% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 84.1% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 82.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 64.4% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.6% | 57.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend was 57.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2021.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.