Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 3.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1978.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | -35.1% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | -26.7% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -39.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -24.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +39.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -24.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -34.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -37.2% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +66.5% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -33.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -18.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +45.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -29.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +32.4% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +35.3% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +147.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -14.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +147.4% | 1.2% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1978.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.