Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Guam
Guam: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Guam, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Guam recorded 1.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.9% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Guam peaked at 1.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Guam ranks 199th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +138.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -50.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +149.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +86.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +36.9% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 10% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 35% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More private sector data for Guam
- Merchandise trade 18.4% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 937.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 71.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 420.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 69.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1794 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Guam?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Guam was 1.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Guam rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Guam ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam 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.