Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in United States
United States: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 19.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in United 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 United States stood at 19.2%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in United States peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1976.
That places United States 15th out of 206 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.5% | — |
| 1961 | 16.1% | -8.2% |
| 1962 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 14.1% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 12.6% | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 10.2% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 9.3% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 9.5% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 8.4% | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +8.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 19.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 12.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 9.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in United States?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in United States was 19.2% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1976.
- How does United States rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- United States ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.