Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 15.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 21.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1961.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1961 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 4.2% | +20.1% |
| 1963 | 6.0% | +44.0% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | +68.7% |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +23.0% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 10.1% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.7% | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +30.7% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +13.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 | +68.7% | 6.0% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 3.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 15.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1961.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.