Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 2.7%.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 8.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1981.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 3.7% | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -19.2% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +23.0% |
| 1969 | 4.6% | +20.3% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -26.5% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -30.5% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -31.8% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -59.4% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +59.6% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -39.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +56.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -43.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +62.8% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -57.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Pre-demographic dividend was 2.7% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1981.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.