Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Canada
Canada: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Canada, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Canada peaked at 1.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
Canada ranks 85th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1961 | 0.7% | +26.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +51.1% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -19.8% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -39.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +44.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +44.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +95.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +15.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Canada?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Canada was 1.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.