Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Small states
Small states: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 72.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Small states, 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 Small states is 72.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Small states peaked at 89.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 1974.
That places Small states 7th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.0% | — |
| 1961 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 81.9% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 81.3% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 79.5% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 76.3% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 68.5% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 73.1% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 70.6% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 89.4% | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 83.5% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 77.6% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 72.2% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 78.3% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 83.5% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 86.1% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.0% | 81.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 68.5% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 72.2% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 85.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 75.0% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 71.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 71.7% | 72.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More private sector data for Small states
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Food imports 16.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 43.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Small states?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Small states was 72.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 1974.
- How does Small states rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Small states ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.