Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Other small states peaked at 1.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places Other small states 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -32.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +38.8% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -21.2% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +62.1% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +52.3% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -33.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +80.9% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +28.5% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -23.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +44.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +42.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Other small states?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Other small states was 1.3% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Other small states ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.