Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 2.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 36th 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 Middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -14.5% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | +33.4% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -47.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -33.7% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +77.9% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -19.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -59.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +49.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +88.0% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +52.2% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -38.3% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -37.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -25.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +29.9% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +58.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -46.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +45.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -47.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +61.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +31.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 middle recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.