Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Arab World
Arab World: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Arab World, 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 latin in Arab World stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Arab World peaked at 3.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1969.
Arab World ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Latin in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | -15.1% |
| 1962 | 2.2% | +89.0% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -19.3% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -36.3% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -18.7% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -21.5% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +29.6% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +46.8% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +31.7% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -40.5% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -26.9% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +89.0% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More private sector data for Arab World
- Merchandise trade 53.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.59 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Arab World?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Arab World was 3.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1969.
- How does Arab World rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Arab World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 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.