Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 6.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1998.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 26th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 3.0% | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | +76.8% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | -38.9% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -41.5% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -39.1% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -15.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -12.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +76.8% | 2.9% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA & IBRD total was 1.7% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1998.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.