Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low & middle income peaked at 6.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 20th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1961 | 2.3% | -7.5% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | +72.9% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -39.4% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low & middle income 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 | +72.9% | 3.0% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low & middle income?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low & middle income was 1.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.