Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 60.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low & middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 60.1% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low & middle income peaked at 88.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2023.
Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.9% | — |
| 1961 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 87.9% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 85.6% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 86.7% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 83.8% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 82.4% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 84.4% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 81.8% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 84.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 85.6% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 84.8% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.2% | 83.8% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 81.8% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.5% | 81.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 66.4% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 61.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.1% | 61.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low & middle income?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low & middle income was 60.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.