Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Grenada
Grenada: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 84.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Grenada, 1969–2023
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 Grenada is 84.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Grenada peaked at 97.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2011.
That places Grenada 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 94.8% | — |
| 1970 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 89.7% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 94.8% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 86.2% | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 87.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 85.5% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 94.7% | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 92.6% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 85.4% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 88.5% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -1.1% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 84.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 84.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 86.2% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 90.2% | 85.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 89.7% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 79.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 75.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.0% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More private sector data for Grenada
- Merchandise trade 48.4% (2025)
- Food imports 24.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Grenada?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Grenada was 84.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2011.
- How does Grenada rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Grenada ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.