Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Grenada
Grenada: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 6.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Grenada, 1973–2023
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 Grenada is 6.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Grenada peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1981.
Grenada ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8% | — |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +30.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -45.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +251.5% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -28.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -34.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +66.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +95.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +59.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +59.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -36.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +77.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +23.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 6.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 32% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 6.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 35% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Grenada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +251.5% | 0.6% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More private sector data for Grenada
- Merchandise trade 48.4% (2025)
- Food imports 24.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Grenada?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Grenada was 6.3% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1981.
- How does Grenada rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Grenada ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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.