Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 29.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in IDA total, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 29.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in IDA total peaked at 30.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1976.
That places IDA total 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 4.2% | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +27.2% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | +26.3% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 20.0% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 97.1% compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 81.9% compare
- 3 Cambodia 80.9% compare
- 4 Myanmar 61.3% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 55.6% compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 55.1% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 52.3% compare
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in IDA total?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in IDA total was 29.1% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1976.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- IDA total ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.