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Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) by country

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as...

Countries reporting
206
Highest
50.8%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Tuvalu
Median
1.8%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,628

What the numbers show

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 50.8% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 4.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69,826.

Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Marshall Islands (up 14,107.9%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 99.3%).

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nicaragua 50.8% 2023 up 39.3% rising
2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.6% 2023 up 0.4% rising
3 Uruguay 39.3% 2023 up 13.1% rising
4 El Salvador 35.0% 2023 up 17.7% rising
5 Argentina 34.4% 2023 up 2.1% rising
6 Paraguay 33.5% 2023 down 21.9% rising
7 Honduras 33.0% 2023 down 3.5% rising
8 Guatemala 29.2% 2023 down 4.2% rising
9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.1% 2023 down 11.9% volatile
10 Chile 26.9% 2023 up 11.0% rising
11 Panama 26.5% 2023 up 8.5% rising
12 Belize 24.6% 2023 down 3.8% rising
13 Peru 23.1% 2023 up 0.1% rising
14 Ecuador 21.5% 2023 down 2.4% rising
15 United States of America 19.2% 2023 up 12.3% rising
16 Yemen 18.7% 2023 up 251.6% volatile
17 Costa Rica 18.4% 2023 up 5.5% flat
18 Colombia 17.7% 2023 down 17.9% rising
19 Jamaica 16.6% 2023 up 34.7% volatile
20 Dominican Republic 16.4% 2023 down 7.5% rising
21 Cuba 15.5% 2023 up 35.0% flat
22 Haiti 14.1% 2023 down 21.2% volatile
23 Curaçao 13.3% 2023 up 33.6% rising
24 Guyana 13.2% 2023 down 9.6% volatile
25 Dominica 13.1% 2023 up 3.6% falling
26 Antigua and Barbuda 11.0% 2023 down 0.7% rising
27 Brazil 10.9% 2023 down 16.7% rising
28 Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% 2023 down 58.4% volatile
29 Aruba 10.4% 2023 up 14.5% rising
30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.2% 2023 up 38.9% volatile
31 Algeria 10.1% 2023 up 58.1% rising
32 Bahrain 9.9% 2023 up 338.7% volatile
33 Canada 9.1% 2023 up 6.6% volatile
34 Suriname 8.6% 2023 down 10.9% volatile
35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.4% 2023 up 15.3% falling
36 China 7.9% 2023 up 56.3% rising
37 Barbados 7.2% 2023 down 39.8% rising
38 Grenada 7.1% 2023 up 31.9% rising
39 Mauritius 5.1% 2023 up 142.1% volatile
40 Mauritania 5.1% 2023 up 75.5% volatile
41 Egypt 5.1% 2023 down 17.3% volatile
42 Iceland 4.9% 2023 down 46.4% volatile
43 Bangladesh 4.9% 2023 up 15.7% volatile
44 Angola 4.8% 2023 down 11.3% volatile
45 Somalia 4.7% 2023 up 209.1% volatile
46 Spain 4.4% 2023 down 24.3% falling
47 Portugal 4.0% 2023 up 62.6% flat
48 Jordan 4.0% 2023 up 19.0% volatile
49 Mexico 3.9% 2023 up 19.2% rising
50 Namibia 3.9% 2023 up 353.7% volatile
51 Côte d'Ivoire 3.8% 2023 up 60.7% volatile
52 Libya 3.8% 2023 up 24.8% volatile
53 Morocco 3.8% 2023 up 13.4% falling
54 Oman 3.6% 2023 down 5.9% volatile
55 Cameroon 3.5% 2023 up 8.7% volatile
56 Norway 3.5% 2023 up 44.1% falling
57 Cape Verde 3.5% 2023 down 33.2% volatile
58 Senegal 3.5% 2023 down 12.5% volatile
59 Iraq 3.4% 2023 up 200.6% volatile
60 Equatorial Guinea 3.4% 2023 up 34.2% volatile
61 Korea 3.3% 2023 up 39.7% volatile
62 Netherlands 3.3% 2023 down 9.2% falling
63 Switzerland 3.3% 2023 up 10.0% volatile
64 Saint Lucia 3.3% 2023 down 53.7% falling
65 Syrian Arab Republic 3.3% 2023 down 53.9% rising
66 Gabon 3.2% 2023 up 128.9% volatile
67 Lebanon 3.2% 2023 up 27.4% rising
68 Indonesia 3.2% 2023 up 25.1% rising
69 India 3.1% 2023 down 3.6% volatile
70 Saudi Arabia 3.0% 2023 down 26.5% volatile
71 Japan 3.0% 2023 up 11.4% falling
72 Uzbekistan 2.9% 2023 up 1.3% volatile
73 Sierra Leone 2.8% 2023 up 7.0% volatile
74 United Arab Emirates 2.7% 2023 up 18.6% volatile
75 Liberia 2.6% 2023 up 19.7% volatile
76 Nigeria 2.6% 2023 up 8.5% volatile
77 Tunisia 2.6% 2023 down 20.6% rising
78 Bahamas 2.6% 2023 up 65.9% volatile
79 Viet Nam 2.5% 2023 up 22.1% volatile
80 Madagascar 2.5% 2023 up 42.2% volatile
81 South Africa 2.4% 2023 down 23.2% falling
82 Congo 2.4% 2023 down 39.1% volatile
83 Ghana 2.4% 2023 down 15.1% volatile
84 Malaysia 2.4% 2023 down 18.7% volatile
85 Kuwait 2.3% 2023 down 10.1% volatile
86 Türkiye 2.3% 2023 up 20.9% volatile
87 Togo 2.2% 2023 down 24.6% volatile
88 Thailand 2.2% 2023 up 32.4% rising
89 Tajikistan 2.2% 2023 up 168.3% volatile
90 Qatar 2.2% 2023 down 3.2% rising
91 Azerbaijan 2.2% 2023 down 41.6% volatile
92 Singapore 2.2% 2023 up 29.7% volatile
93 Guinea 2.1% 2023 up 26.4% volatile
94 Central African Republic 2.1% 2023 down 63.1% volatile
95 Armenia 2.0% 2023 down 25.5% rising
96 Sao Tome and Principe 2.0% 2023 up 577.2% volatile
97 Burkina Faso 2.0% 2023 up 62.0% volatile
98 Belgium 1.9% 2023 up 1.2% rising
99 Finland 1.8% 2023 up 7.2% falling
100 Kosovo 1.8% 2023 down 36.7% falling
100 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.8% 2023 down 36.7% falling
102 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.8% 2023 up 302.5% volatile
103 New Zealand 1.8% 2023 up 30.0% rising
104 Australia 1.8% 2023 up 4.9% rising
105 Philippines 1.8% 2023 up 58.5% rising
106 Marshall Islands 1.7% 2023 up 14,107.9% volatile
107 Russian Federation 1.7% 2023 down 37.2% falling
108 Albania 1.7% 2023 down 2.2% volatile
109 Italy 1.7% 2023 down 18.0% volatile
110 Bulgaria 1.6% 2023 up 263.5% volatile
111 Timor-Leste 1.6% 2023 up 161.0% volatile
112 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.6% 2023 down 33.9% volatile
113 Guinea-Bissau 1.6% 2023 down 30.5% volatile
114 Pakistan 1.6% 2023 up 110.5% volatile
115 Djibouti 1.5% 2023 up 305.4% volatile
116 Kenya 1.5% 2023 up 6.1% volatile
117 Kazakhstan 1.5% 2023 up 28.3% flat
118 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.4% 2023 down 30.0% falling
119 Macau, China 1.4% 2023 up 147.1% volatile
120 Ireland 1.4% 2023 down 30.5% flat
121 Germany 1.3% 2023 down 9.6% volatile
122 Greece 1.3% 2023 up 42.1% falling
123 Georgia 1.3% 2023 down 23.4% rising
124 Gambia 1.3% 2023 down 88.3% volatile
125 American Samoa 1.3% 2023 up 515.9% volatile
126 Montenegro 1.3% 2023 up 3.5% falling
127 North Macedonia 1.2% 2023 down 45.8% falling
128 Poland 1.2% 2023 up 71.0% volatile
129 Ukraine 1.2% 2023 down 18.2% volatile
130 Nepal 1.2% 2023 down 75.9% volatile
131 Benin 1.2% 2023 down 57.1% volatile
132 Palestine, State of 1.1% 2023 up 34.7% rising
133 Myanmar 1.1% 2023 up 901.7% volatile
134 Seychelles 1.0% 2023 down 11.3% volatile
135 French Polynesia 1.0% 2023 up 40.2% rising
136 Mozambique 1.0% 2023 down 29.3% volatile
137 France 1.0% 2023 down 12.7% falling
138 Slovenia 1.0% 2023 down 49.5% rising
139 Gibraltar 0.9% 2023 up 12,099.1% volatile
140 Israel 0.9% 2023 down 21.9% falling
141 Denmark 0.9% 2023 down 37.0% falling
142 Republic of Moldova 0.8% 2023 up 9.5% volatile
143 Sweden 0.8% 2023 up 7.4% volatile
144 Cyprus 0.8% 2023 up 14.4% volatile
145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8% 2023 down 36.9% volatile
146 Serbia 0.8% 2023 down 6.8% volatile
147 Faroe Islands 0.8% 2023 down 35.3% volatile
148 Chad 0.8% 2023 up 97.7% volatile
149 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.8% 2023 down 37.9% volatile
150 New Caledonia 0.8% 2004 up 217.6% volatile
151 Belarus 0.7% 2023 down 31.2% rising
152 Maldives 0.7% 2023 down 34.6% volatile
153 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% 2023 up 92.5% volatile
154 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% 2023 down 51.2% volatile
155 Hong Kong, China 0.5% 2023 down 51.8% falling
156 Czechia 0.5% 2023 up 108.5% volatile
157 Cambodia 0.5% 2023 up 233.2% volatile
158 Romania 0.5% 2023 down 54.1% volatile
159 Guam 0.5% 2023 up 44.0% volatile
160 Comoros 0.5% 2023 down 66.5% volatile
161 Hungary 0.5% 2023 down 63.3% volatile
162 Sudan 0.5% 2023 down 70.5% volatile
163 Samoa 0.5% 2009 up 1,430.8% volatile
164 Niger 0.4% 2023 down 84.0% volatile
165 South Sudan 0.4% 2023 up 700.6% volatile
166 Sri Lanka 0.4% 2023 down 52.0% volatile
167 Mongolia 0.4% 2023 up 38.6% volatile
168 Zambia 0.4% 2023 up 30.2% volatile
169 Ethiopia 0.4% 2023 down 56.9% volatile
170 Eswatini 0.4% 2023 up 268.9% volatile
171 Malta 0.4% 2023 up 9.4% volatile
172 Bermuda 0.4% 2023 down 28.0% volatile
173 Mali 0.4% 2023 down 53.4% volatile
174 Burundi 0.4% 2014 — volatile
175 Uganda 0.3% 2023 down 63.2% volatile
176 Estonia 0.3% 2023 up 16.0% falling
177 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% 2023 down 28.9% volatile
178 Croatia 0.3% 2023 down 81.5% falling
179 Rwanda 0.3% 2023 down 85.7% volatile
180 Latvia 0.2% 2023 down 63.6% volatile
181 Austria 0.2% 2023 up 6.6% volatile
182 Lithuania 0.2% 2023 down 57.8% volatile
183 Turkmenistan 0.2% 2023 up 592.4% volatile
184 Vanuatu 0.2% 2011 up 11.0% volatile
185 Greenland 0.2% 2023 up 160.6% volatile
186 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023 down 48.9% volatile
187 Slovakia 0.2% 2023 up 86.5% volatile
188 Tonga 0.2% 2011 up 99.1% volatile
189 Fiji 0.1% 2017 down 16.7% volatile
190 Malawi 0.1% 2023 down 78.0% volatile
191 Luxembourg 0.1% 2023 down 96.1% volatile
192 Palau 0.1% 2023 down 17.2% volatile
193 Botswana 0.1% 2023 up 246.6% volatile
194 Bhutan 0.1% 2023 up 2,199.6% volatile
195 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2023 down 29.5% volatile
196 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.1% 2023 down 10.5% volatile
197 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% 2023 down 88.0% volatile
198 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% 2023 up 514.9% volatile
199 Afghanistan 0.1% 2023 down 74.8% volatile
200 Eritrea 0.0% 2023 down 98.2% volatile
201 Naoero 0.0% 2023 down 27.5% volatile
202 Lesotho 0.0% 2023 up 164.1% volatile
203 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 57.5% volatile
204 San Marino 0.0% 2023 down 55.6% volatile
205 Kiribati 0.0% 2023 down 92.1% volatile
206 Tuvalu 0.0% 2023 down 99.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
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Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.