Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 3.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 3.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.
That places Early-demographic dividend 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 1.8% | -8.8% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -30.1% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -24.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +32.1% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +20.7% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -21.0% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Early-demographic dividend was 3.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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 South Asia (% 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 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.