Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 54.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 54.9% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 90.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2020.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.9% | — |
| 1961 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 87.6% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 85.8% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 84.2% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 82.4% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 87.7% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 89.1% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 88.2% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 84.9% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 82.9% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 84.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 80.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.3% | 85.3% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.9% | 82.4% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 82.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 78.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 61.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 56.1% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 54.5% | 55.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 54.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.