Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 70.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Other small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 70.7% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Other small states peaked at 91.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2018.
Other small states ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.3% | — |
| 1961 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 89.5% | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 89.6% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 89.5% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 88.1% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 89.2% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 87.0% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 87.4% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 85.4% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.1% | 88.1% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 86.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 86.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 84.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 69.8% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.9% | 70.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Other small states?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Other small states was 70.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2018.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Other small states ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.