Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 61.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 61.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in IBRD only peaked at 89.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 19th 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.3% | — |
| 1961 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 88.1% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 87.2% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 86.3% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 85.0% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 85.7% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 84.2% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 85.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 81.9% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 82.5% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 84.7% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 86.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.9% | 85.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.9% | 81.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.7% | 81.1% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 81.8% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 69.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 64.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 61.6% | 63.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in IBRD only?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IBRD only was 61.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- IBRD only ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.