Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Early-demographic dividend stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1975.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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 in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | -17.9% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +85.9% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -26.8% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +22.1% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -12.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Early-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +85.9% | 1.0% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 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 in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Early-demographic dividend was 2.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1975.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 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.