Merchandise imports from high-income economies in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 70.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 70.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in OECD members peaked at 86.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2022.
That places OECD members 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.4% | — |
| 1961 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 79.4% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 80.3% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 81.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 85.7% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 85.4% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 78.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 79.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 79.8% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 81.4% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 73.3% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 70.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.8% | 70.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in OECD members?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in OECD members was 70.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2022.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.