Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 0.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 321.8% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island small states peaked at 12.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Pacific island small states ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -14.8% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +22.0% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -25.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -25.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -69.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -34.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +204.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +212.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -72.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -36.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -36.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +39.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -42.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +66.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -56.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +91.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -90.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +1419.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -50.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +84.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +55.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -54.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +194.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -75.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +1797.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -92.7% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +7884.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -88.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -77.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -48.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +191.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -67.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +144.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +74.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -63.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +56.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -59.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +684.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +321.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +7884.1% | 0.2% | 12.1% |
| 2000 | +1797.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | +1419.6% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | +684.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 39 Madagascar 8.1% compare
- 40 South Africa 8.1% compare
- 41 Cameroon 7.3% compare
- 42 Ghana 7.0% compare
- 43 Comoros 5.9% compare
- 44 Russia 5.1% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 5.1% compare
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island small states?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pacific island small states was 0.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Pacific island small states ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.