Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 44.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA total, 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 total is 44.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA total peaked at 85.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2020.
IDA total ranks 43rd 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.4% | — |
| 1961 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 80.7% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 80.4% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 80.2% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 79.0% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 82.8% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 84.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 84.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 83.2% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 78.7% | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 82.8% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.5% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 80.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 75.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 69.9% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 80.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.5% | 79.0% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 78.5% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 68.1% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 52.1% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 45.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.6% | 44.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 40 Gibraltar 80.9% compare
- 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
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA total?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in IDA total was 44.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2020.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- IDA total ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.