Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low income
Low income: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 37.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low income stood at 37.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low income peaked at 80.6% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2020.
That places Low income 46th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.6% | — |
| 1961 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 79.2% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 78.1% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 75.9% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 74.1% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 76.5% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 74.9% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 72.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 80.0% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 75.2% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 72.6% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 67.6% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 72.1% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 76.1% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 68.5% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 69.5% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 75.9% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 72.9% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.4% | 67.6% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 65.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 46.5% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 37.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 35.8% | 40.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 49 Switzerland 76.3% compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low income?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Low income was 37.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2020.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Low income ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.