Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in OECD members, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in OECD members peaked at 2.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1981.
OECD members ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in OECD members?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in OECD members was 1.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1981.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- OECD members ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.