Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 5.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 5.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1963.
That places Lower middle income 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 4.3% | +136.0% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +35.4% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -31.3% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -18.6% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +57.6% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income 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 | +136.0% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| 1989 | +57.6% | 2.5% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 34.1% compare
- 12 Liberia 34.0% compare
- 13 Burundi 33.5% compare
- 14 Malawi 33.0% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 31.6% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 27.7% compare
- 17 Uganda 26.9% compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income was 5.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1963.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.