Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 42.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 42.6% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 86.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2020.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.7% | — |
| 1961 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 85.4% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 84.7% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 80.5% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 77.9% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 76.4% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 74.1% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 76.8% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 79.9% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 78.6% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 75.6% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 79.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 77.8% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 75.4% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 71.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 69.2% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 66.8% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 77.8% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.5% | 74.1% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 75.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 66.7% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 49.1% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 42.7% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.1% | 44.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80.6% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 79.6% compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 79.4% compare
- 44 Romania 78.9% compare
- 45 Norway 77.9% compare
- 46 Gambia 77.7% compare
- 47 Nauru 76.6% compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 42.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2020.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.