Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 13.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 13.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 14.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1968.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 outside in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.6% | — |
| 1961 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 5.0% | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 4.2% | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -25.7% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -15.7% |
| 1969 | 3.6% | +28.8% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +31.9% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 13.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1968.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.