Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 21.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Late-demographic dividend stood at 21.4%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 21.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1965.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -19.6% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | +46.2% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | +34.0% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -17.8% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +22.0% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Late-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +46.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.7% | 21.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 29 Macao 33.9% compare
- 30 Somalia 33.6% compare
- 31 South Korea 32.9% compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 32.6% compare
- 33 New Zealand 32.4% compare
- 34 Iraq 31.8% compare
- 35 Iran 31.5% compare
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Late-demographic dividend was 21.4% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1965.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-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.