Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Grenada
Grenada: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Grenada, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 7.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Grenada peaked at 13.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1999.
Grenada ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4.1% | — |
| 1970 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +29.4% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | +34.8% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -30.4% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | +246.6% |
| 1979 | 12.2% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | -61.4% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +40.8% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +61.3% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -56.9% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +102.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +43.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -6.7% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 7.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 2.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 7.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 44% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +246.6% | 3.6% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 3.4% | 12.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 5.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 2.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More private sector data for Grenada
- Merchandise trade 48.4% (2025)
- Food imports 24.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Grenada?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Grenada was 7.1% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1999.
- How does Grenada rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Grenada ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.