Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 4.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in IDA only peaked at 5.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1960.
IDA only ranks 21st 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +8.2% |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +15.9% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +24.7% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +30.8% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +23.2% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -17.6% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +33.0% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -22.8% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +39.3% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -29.7% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +18.4% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in IDA only?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in IDA only was 4.2% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- IDA only ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.