Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low income
Low income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 3.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Low income recorded 3.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low income peaked at 14.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1998.
That places Low income 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.8% | — |
| 1961 | 8.9% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 7.9% | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 6.0% | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.7% | +33.8% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 7.3% | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | +50.1% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +60.3% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 12.4% | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -53.8% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -26.1% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +82.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +42.8% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -38.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 2.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low income?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low income was 3.9% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.