Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 52.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA blend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 52.3% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA blend peaked at 91.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2021.
That places IDA blend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.1% | — |
| 1961 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 87.5% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 89.9% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 85.6% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 86.1% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 84.7% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 74.5% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 74.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.1% | 87.5% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.9% | 87.5% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.3% | 83.8% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 73.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.1% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 53.0% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 48.3% | 52.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA blend?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA blend was 52.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2021.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- IDA blend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.