Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 2.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 4.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1987.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | -8.7% |
| 1962 | 3.8% | +17.4% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -27.2% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -23.2% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -20.7% |
| 1971 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +55.7% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -44.5% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -31.1% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +41.2% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -27.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +60.6% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -45.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +106.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +106.2% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 2.9% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1987.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.