Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 26.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Early-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 low- and middle-income economies in east in Early-demographic dividend is 26.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 26.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1972.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 3.1% | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -25.8% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +18.0% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 6.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.0% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.2% | 26.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Early-demographic dividend was 26.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1972.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.