Merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 59.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific is 59.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 81.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific 23rd 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, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.1% | — |
| 1961 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 80.3% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 79.5% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 78.3% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 76.2% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 75.5% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 76.3% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 77.5% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 79.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 77.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 73.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 72.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.3% | 75.5% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.8% | 75.6% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.6% | 77.1% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 71.4% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 63.8% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 59.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.3% | 59.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific was 59.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.