Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Indonesia
Indonesia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 3.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Indonesia peaked at 3.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1976.
That places Indonesia 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -53.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -48.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +392.7% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -34.1% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +31.5% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +100.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -54.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +47.9% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +71.7% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -34.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +5.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 3.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 4.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +392.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More private sector data for Indonesia
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 241.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 282.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 990.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1957 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Indonesia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Indonesia was 3.2% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1976.
- How does Indonesia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Indonesia ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.