Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 68.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 68.3% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 85.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2022.
That places Post-demographic dividend 10th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.5% | — |
| 1961 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 83.3% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 78.6% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 84.8% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.5% | 77.5% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.9% | 78.6% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 79.4% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 79.0% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 71.1% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 67.9% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.1% | 68.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Post-demographic dividend was 68.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2022.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.