Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 is 3.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 3.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1969.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 27th 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, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.9% | -13.7% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +60.4% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | +23.4% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -17.4% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -17.4% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +41.9% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +65.6% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -37.7% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 24 Guyana 13.2% compare
- 25 Dominica 13.1% compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 11.0% compare
- 27 Brazil 10.9% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% compare
- 29 Aruba 10.4% compare
- 30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.2% compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1969.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.