Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 8.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1977.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.6% | — |
| 1961 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | -29.5% |
| 1963 | 5.5% | +65.7% |
| 1964 | 5.1% | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +22.4% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -33.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +58.7% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -39.6% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -24.5% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +33.9% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +34.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +47.2% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -42.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 3.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1977.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.