Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in World
World: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in World, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
World recorded 2.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in World peaked at 4.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1999.
That places World 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +21.0% |
| 1965 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 27 United Arab Emirates 12.8% compare
- 28 Niger 11.7% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 11.4% compare
- 30 Seychelles 10.5% compare
- 31 Gambia 10.0% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 10.0% compare
- 33 Naoero 9.3% compare
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in World?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in World was 2.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1999.
- How does World rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- World ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.