Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) by country
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports...
Countries reporting
205
Highest
91.5%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Marshall Islands
Median
2.0%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,943
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 91.5% in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.0% in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,375.
Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Gibraltar (up 151,992.0%), and the largest decrease in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (down 98.5%).
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 91.5% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 2 | Nepal | 61.5% | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Somalia | 22.8% | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 21.6% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 21.0% | 2023 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 6 | Maldives | 20.7% | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 7 | Benin | 17.5% | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Liberia | 16.6% | 2023 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Djibouti | 16.4% | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 15.4% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.7% | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Comoros | 13.6% | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 12.5% | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 12.1% | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 12.0% | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 11.7% | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 11.2% | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 10.8% | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 10.7% | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | 10.6% | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 9.9% | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.2% | 2023 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Sudan | 9.0% | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 25 | Oman | 8.7% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 8.6% | 2023 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 8.3% | 2023 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Gibraltar | 8.1% | 2023 | up 151,992.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 7.9% | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 7.4% | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 7.4% | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Seychelles | 7.3% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 7.3% | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 7.2% | 2023 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | 7.1% | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Namibia | 7.1% | 2023 | up 878.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Angola | 7.0% | 2023 | up 271.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Jordan | 6.9% | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.7% | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 6.7% | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 6.7% | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Kuwait | 6.7% | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 44 | Timor-Leste | 6.3% | 2023 | up 856.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 6.1% | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.9% | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 5.9% | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 5.7% | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Bahrain | 5.7% | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 50 | Kosovo | 5.5% | 2023 | up 390.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.5% | 2023 | up 390.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 5.1% | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 4.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Albania | 4.3% | 2023 | up 589.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Gabon | 4.2% | 2023 | up 375.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | 4.2% | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 4.1% | 2023 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Gambia | 3.8% | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 3.7% | 2023 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Yemen | 3.6% | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 61 | Malta | 3.6% | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 62 | South Sudan | 3.3% | 2023 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.3% | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 64 | United States of America | 3.2% | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 66 | Fiji | 3.2% | 2023 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 67 | Armenia | 3.2% | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Uruguay | 3.1% | 2023 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 3.1% | 2023 | up 2,599.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Myanmar | 3.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovenia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 2.9% | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 2.8% | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 2.8% | 2023 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Malaysia | 2.8% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 77 | Australia | 2.7% | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Türkiye | 2.7% | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 2.7% | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Botswana | 2.6% | 2023 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Cuba | 2.6% | 2023 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 2.6% | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Colombia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 2.5% | 2023 | up 76.8% | falling |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5% | 2023 | up 467.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 2.5% | 2023 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.5% | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 2.4% | 2023 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Peru | 2.4% | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.4% | 2023 | up 240.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Algeria | 2.4% | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Libya | 2.3% | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 2.3% | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritania | 2.3% | 2023 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Thailand | 2.3% | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 96 | Spain | 2.3% | 2023 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 2.2% | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 98 | Pakistan | 2.2% | 2023 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 99 | Italy | 2.1% | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Argentina | 2.1% | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% | 2023 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.1% | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.0% | 2023 | up 222.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 2.0% | 2023 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 2.0% | 2023 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 2.0% | 2023 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 2.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 2.0% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 1.9% | 2023 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Honduras | 1.9% | 2023 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Guatemala | 1.9% | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 112 | New Zealand | 1.9% | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Haiti | 1.8% | 2023 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Denmark | 1.8% | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 1.8% | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 1.8% | 2023 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Palestine, State of | 1.8% | 2023 | up 240.4% | rising |
| 118 | Singapore | 1.8% | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Philippines | 1.8% | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7% | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 1.7% | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Suriname | 1.6% | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 125 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2023 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Hong Kong, China | 1.5% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 127 | France | 1.5% | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.5% | 2023 | up 151.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 1.5% | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 131 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Norway | 1.4% | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4% | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mali | 1.4% | 2023 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Germany | 1.4% | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 136 | Portugal | 1.3% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 1.3% | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Greece | 1.3% | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 1.3% | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 1.3% | 2023 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 143 | Switzerland | 1.3% | 2023 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 204.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3% | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Poland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 148 | Korea | 1.2% | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Eritrea | 1.2% | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 1.2% | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Romania | 1.2% | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Curaçao | 1.1% | 2023 | up 727.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 1.1% | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1% | 2023 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Aruba | 1.1% | 2023 | up 254.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 158 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 159 | Japan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 161 | Kiribati | 1.0% | 2023 | up 160.7% | rising |
| 162 | China | 1.0% | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2023 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Dominica | 0.9% | 2023 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8% | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 0.8% | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Austria | 0.8% | 2023 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 172 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Lesotho | 0.8% | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 175 | India | 0.8% | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | 0.7% | 2023 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Finland | 0.7% | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 338.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | 0.5% | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 184 | Burundi | 0.5% | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 187 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 188 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 0.3% | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahamas | 0.3% | 2023 | up 676.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Greenland | 0.3% | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Macau, China | 0.2% | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2023 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2011 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 196 | American Samoa | 0.2% | 2023 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2023 | up 178.5% | falling |
| 198 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Guam | 0.1% | 2023 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Naoero | 0.1% | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 201 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2023 | up 5,063.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Palau | 0.1% | 2023 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1,234.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | up 8,243.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Least developed countries 11.0%
- IDA only 10.5%
- IDA total 8.6%
- Low income 8.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 8.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 8.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 7.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.8%
- Other small states 7.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.4%
- Africa Western and Central 7.0%
- Arab World 6.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.1%
- IDA blend 5.1%
- Small states 5.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.0%
- Lower middle income 3.9%
- South Asia 3.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 3.1%
- North America 3.0%
- Low & middle income 2.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 2.3%
- Middle income 2.3%
- World 2.3%
- High income 2.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.0%
- Upper middle income 2.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 1.9%
- OECD members 1.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.9%
- IBRD only 1.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 1.6%
- Euro area 1.5%
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.