Merchandise imports from high-income economies in World
World: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 65.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in World, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
World recorded 65.1% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in World peaked at 85.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2022.
World ranks 12th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.7% | — |
| 1961 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 79.5% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 81.7% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 81.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 84.9% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 83.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 83.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.9% | 79.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 79.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.6% | 80.1% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 79.6% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 70.1% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.2% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.6% | 65.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in World?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in World was 65.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2022.
- How does World rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- World ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.