Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in North America
North America: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in North America, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in North America stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in North America peaked at 17.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1976.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 North America, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.3% | — |
| 1961 | 12.0% | -9.5% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 9.6% | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 8.3% | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 7.9% | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 7.2% | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 7.9% | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 7.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Nicaragua 50.8% compare
- 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.6% compare
- 3 Uruguay 39.3% compare
- 4 El Salvador 35.0% compare
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in North America?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in North America was 17.6% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1976.
- How does North America rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.