Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 9.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only peaked at 11.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1960.
IDA only ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1961 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | +35.4% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | +87.4% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | +22.9% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 9.2% | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +13.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only 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 | +87.4% | 4.5% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 3.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only was 9.0% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA only ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.