Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 40.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA 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 IDA only is 40.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA only peaked at 79.9% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2020.
That places IDA only 45th 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 only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.4% | — |
| 1961 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 75.1% | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 75.0% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 74.2% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 74.2% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 73.2% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 76.3% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 78.5% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 77.2% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 76.4% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 74.4% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 72.4% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 73.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 74.4% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 76.6% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 75.2% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 72.4% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 71.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.5% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 60.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.2% | 74.7% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.9% | 73.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 71.9% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 65.0% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 47.5% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.0% | 40.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 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
- 48 Marshall Islands 76.4% compare
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA only?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA only was 40.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2020.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- IDA only ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.