Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 3.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Other small states peaked at 7.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1967.
Other small states ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | -22.2% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +23.5% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +49.4% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -17.6% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +150.8% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +150.8% | 3.1% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Other small states?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Other small states was 3.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1967.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Other small states ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.