Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total is 3.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 4.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1962.
That places IDA & IBRD total 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1961 | 1.3% | -15.0% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | +76.1% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +24.5% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +76.1% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA & IBRD total was 3.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1962.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.