Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) by country
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
23.7%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.0%
American Samoa
Median
0.7%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,332
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 23.7% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.0% in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 1.6%.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 1,272,650.0%), and the largest decrease in American Samoa (down 99.9%).
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 23.7% | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.7% | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Greece | 12.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 4 | Tunisia | 9.8% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 5 | Sudan | 9.1% | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 8.0% | 2023 | up 352.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 8.0% | 2023 | up 205.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritania | 8.0% | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 7.4% | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 5.8% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 11 | India | 5.5% | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Jordan | 5.4% | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 13 | Armenia | 5.2% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 5.1% | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 15 | Iraq | 4.9% | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.8% | 2023 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea | 4.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 4.6% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Benin | 4.4% | 2023 | up 260.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 4.3% | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 4.3% | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Pakistan | 3.9% | 2023 | up 182.5% | flat |
| 24 | Yemen | 3.9% | 2023 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 3.8% | 2023 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 3.6% | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 3.4% | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 3.3% | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Oman | 3.3% | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Kuwait | 3.3% | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 3.3% | 2023 | up 39.4% | flat |
| 32 | Serbia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 830.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Cameroon | 3.0% | 2023 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 2.9% | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Madagascar | 2.9% | 2023 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Somalia | 2.9% | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 2.8% | 2023 | down 37.8% | flat |
| 40 | Gabon | 2.8% | 2023 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Chad | 2.7% | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 2.7% | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 2.6% | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 2.6% | 2023 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.5% | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 2.5% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Mali | 2.3% | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2% | 2022 | up 5,560.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 2.2% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 2.1% | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 2.1% | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 2.0% | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 2.0% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Korea | 2.0% | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Malta | 1.9% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 57 | China | 1.9% | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Qatar | 1.8% | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 1.7% | 2023 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 60 | South Sudan | 1.7% | 2023 | up 2,987.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Seychelles | 1.7% | 2023 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 1.6% | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo | 1.6% | 2023 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahrain | 1.6% | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | 1.6% | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 1.5% | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 1.5% | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 1.4% | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Argentina | 1.2% | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.2% | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Comoros | 1.1% | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | 1.1% | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 76 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.1% | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Uganda | 1.0% | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Germany | 0.9% | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2023 | up 294.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Austria | 0.9% | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2023 | up 254.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Gibraltar | 0.9% | 2023 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9% | 2023 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 87 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.8% | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 89 | Grenada | 0.8% | 2023 | up 1,272,650.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2023 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2023 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 93 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2023 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Israel | 0.7% | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2023 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 98 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 0.7% | 2023 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Angola | 0.7% | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2023 | up 119.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2023 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Maldives | 0.5% | 2023 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 0.5% | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Singapore | 0.5% | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2023 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 0.5% | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 114 | South Africa | 0.5% | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 0.4% | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2023 | up 719.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2023 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3% | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Canada | 0.3% | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2023 | up 566.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2023 | up 1,223.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Finland | 0.3% | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.3% | 2023 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Australia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 133 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 134 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 0.2% | 2004 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Panama | 0.2% | 2023 | up 428.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2023 | up 549.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Japan | 0.2% | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2023 | up 2,826.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2023 | up 1,300.7% | volatile |
| 149 | New Zealand | 0.2% | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0.2% | 2023 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 152 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2023 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,431.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | 0.1% | 2023 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 0.1% | 2020 | up 556.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2023 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Kiribati | 0.1% | 2023 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Chile | 0.1% | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Curaçao | 0.1% | 2023 | up 253.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Greenland | 0.1% | 2023 | up 457.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Hong Kong, China | 0.1% | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Suriname | 0.1% | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | up 504.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1% | 2023 | up 271.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Dominica | 0.1% | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2023 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 174 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,441.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 644.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Macau, China | 0.1% | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2023 | up 670.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Belize | 0.0% | 2023 | up 3,253.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Libya | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2023 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Peru | 0.0% | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2017 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2011 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2021 | up 1,824.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2014 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2021 | up 860.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Palau | 0.0% | 2023 | up 49,595.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2009 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 203 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 4.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4.9%
- Low income 3.9%
- Lower middle income 3.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 3.6%
- Arab World 3.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.9%
- Pre-demographic dividend 2.7%
- Africa Western and Central 2.6%
- Euro area 2.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 2.2%
- Least developed countries 2.2%
- IDA only 2.0%
- IDA total 2.0%
- IDA blend 2.0%
- European Union 2.0%
- Low & middle income 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 1.8%
- Middle income 1.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.7%
- IBRD only 1.7%
- World 1.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 1.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.4%
- High income 1.3%
- Upper middle income 1.3%
- OECD members 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.3%
- Post-demographic dividend 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.0%
- Other small states 0.9%
- North America 0.6%
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.