Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Low income
Low income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Low income, 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 Low income is 19.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Low income peaked at 20.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1961.
Low income ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.7% | — |
| 1961 | 4.0% | -14.8% |
| 1962 | 4.7% | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 7.0% | +50.0% |
| 1964 | 7.6% | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 8.3% | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 9.2% | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 7.8% | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 10.0% | +28.2% |
| 1969 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 10.3% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 7.2% | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +53.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -39.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +60.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 4.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 8.0% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 8.5% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.4% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Low income?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Low income was 19.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1961.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.