Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in India
India: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in India, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
India recorded 4.8% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in India peaked at 10.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1982.
That places India 46th out of 206 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3% | — |
| 1961 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | -32.2% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | +33.9% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -35.4% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -15.3% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +34.3% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | +88.0% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +64.5% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -23.9% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -41.2% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -48.2% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +120.9% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | +34.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -52.2% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -38.1% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +85.4% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +29.9% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +47.2% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +55.6% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -33.0% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +26.4% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +54.7% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +48.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -20.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 4.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.1%, 4.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 43 Comoros 5.9% compare
- 44 Russian Federation 5.1% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 5.1% compare
- 47 Switzerland 4.8% compare
- 48 Uruguay 4.6% compare
- 49 Guinea 4.5% compare
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in India?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in India was 4.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1982.
- How does India rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- India ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.