Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in United States
United States: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in United States, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in United States peaked at 7.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
That places United States 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.7% | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 4.7% | +33.8% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | +83.9% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 6.9% | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 2.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in United States?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in United States was 0.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- United States ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United 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.