Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World
World: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World, 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 World is 1.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in World peaked at 6.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places World 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 3.6% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +79.3% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -30.6% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -39.5% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World 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 | +79.3% | 3.6% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in World?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in World was 1.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does World rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- World ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.