Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA 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 total is 8.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total peaked at 10.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1961.
IDA total ranks 11th 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1961 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | +110.6% |
| 1965 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +35.1% |
| 1969 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | +46.8% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +11.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA 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 | +110.6% | 3.3% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total was 8.6% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1961.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.