Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 3.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 4.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1969.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +61.3% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +26.6% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -17.6% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +59.1% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +86.0% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -30.4% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +19.1% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +24.3% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +36.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +86.0% | 1.6% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 3.9% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1969.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.