Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Late-demographic dividend, 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 south in Late-demographic dividend is 2.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1985.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -18.1% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -20.9% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Late-demographic dividend was 2.2% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.