Merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 62.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 62.1% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 90.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.9% | — |
| 1961 | 85.9% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 83.5% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 88.4% | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 90.7% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 89.3% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 88.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 88.4% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 64.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.3% | 83.2% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.2% | 87.3% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.8% | 87.2% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 83.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 71.2% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.4% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.1% | 64.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 62.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.