Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA blend, 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 blend is 7.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA blend peaked at 11.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1961.
That places IDA blend 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4% | — |
| 1961 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 5.1% | +201.1% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -54.2% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -33.7% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | +104.5% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | +89.2% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -29.0% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | +63.9% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +48.8% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA blend 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 | +201.1% | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| 1968 | +104.5% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| 1980 | +89.2% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA blend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA blend was 7.7% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1961.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA blend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.