Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 12.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 12.6%.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 18.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1961.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1961 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | +51.0% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | +63.1% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 11.5% | +34.0% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +35.5% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | +86.6% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -66.4% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +35.7% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +14.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +86.6% | 5.1% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 2.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 3.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 3.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 9.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend was 12.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1961.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.