Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 2.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 3.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.0% | +19.5% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +26.5% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 25 Mauritius 14.9% compare
- 26 Senegal 13.1% compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 12.8% compare
- 28 Niger 11.7% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 11.4% compare
- 30 Seychelles 10.5% compare
- 31 Gambia 10.0% compare
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in East Asia & Pacific?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in East Asia & Pacific was 2.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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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.