Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Early-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 latin in Early-demographic dividend stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 6.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1960.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 3.7% | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 3.9% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.2% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 15 United States of America 19.2% compare
- 16 Yemen 18.7% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 18.4% compare
- 18 Colombia 17.7% compare
- 19 Jamaica 16.6% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 16.4% compare
- 21 Cuba 15.5% compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Early-demographic dividend was 5.6% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1960.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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 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.