Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in OECD members peaked at 4.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.0% | — |
| 1961 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 4.4% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 4.3% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 34 Angola 9.1% compare
- 35 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.9% compare
- 36 Somalia 8.8% compare
- 37 Gibraltar 8.3% compare
- 38 Kenya 8.2% compare
- 39 Madagascar 8.1% compare
- 40 South Africa 8.1% compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in OECD members?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in OECD members was 1.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- OECD members ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.