Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 4.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 4.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1982.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.2% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +12.6% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +18.3% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | -16.2% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | +19.6% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -20.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +38.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 4.0% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1982.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.