Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in United States
United States: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in United States, 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 europe & in United States stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in United States peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1980.
That places United States 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | +26.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -29.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -22.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -37.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +31.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -43.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +32.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +30.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 47% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in United States?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in United States was 0.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1980.
- How does United States rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- United States ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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 Europe & Central Asia (% 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 Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.