Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 6.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 6.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1961.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -49.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +118.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -28.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +44.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +31.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -35.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | +68.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +84.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -62.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +69.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +96.8% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +100.9% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -32.5% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +30.8% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -31.4% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +38.3% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +34.9% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -26.9% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +14.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +118.7% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 6.0% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 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.