Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Low income
Low income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 25.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 25.4%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Low income peaked at 25.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1961.
Low income ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.9% | -14.5% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +72.0% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +76.7% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -28.5% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -39.5% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +44.4% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -27.5% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +96.7% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +35.6% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +15.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Low income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +96.7% | 2.7% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 2.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 15.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.0% | 25.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 4 Myanmar 61.3% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 55.6% compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 55.1% compare
- 7 Brunei Darussalam 52.3% compare
- 8 Hong Kong, China 49.6% compare
- 9 Russian Federation 48.6% compare
- 10 Philippines 47.5% compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Low income?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Low income was 25.4% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1961.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.