Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Early-demographic dividend, 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 middle in Early-demographic dividend stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 5.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1998.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +54.0% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -40.5% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -41.6% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +49.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Early-demographic dividend was 2.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1998.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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 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.