Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA blend, 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 blend stood at 2.0%.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA blend peaked at 3.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1981.
That places IDA blend 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.9% | — |
| 1961 | 3.3% | -16.5% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | -42.6% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | +20.4% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -13.9% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +81.6% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -32.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -39.2% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -77.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +67.9% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +67.5% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +28.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -34.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +30.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +67.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA blend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA blend was 2.0% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1981.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- IDA blend ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.