Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 53.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 53.2% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 91.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 35th 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, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.6% | — |
| 1961 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 88.8% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 87.0% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 84.5% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 83.6% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 85.6% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 87.3% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 88.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 86.9% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 85.6% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 85.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 84.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 85.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 85.5% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.1% | 83.6% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 84.8% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 80.6% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 64.6% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.6% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.2% | 55.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % 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?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 53.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.