Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 44.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 44.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 88.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2020.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.4% | — |
| 1961 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 84.8% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 81.4% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 80.7% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 78.2% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 80.7% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 78.1% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 84.1% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 86.3% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 88.3% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 86.2% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 88.1% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 81.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 79.8% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 76.6% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.5% | 78.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.2% | 78.1% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 79.6% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 67.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 50.2% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.5% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 41.4% | 45.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 80.9% compare
- 40 Gibraltar 80.9% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80.6% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 79.6% compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 79.4% compare
- 44 Romania 78.9% compare
- 45 Norway 77.9% compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Pre-demographic dividend was 44.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2020.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.