Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income
High income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income is 23.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income peaked at 23.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1988.
High income ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.4% | — |
| 1961 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 17.4% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 17.4% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 16.8% | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 16.5% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 15.4% | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 13.5% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 16.5% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 14.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 10.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in High income was 23.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1988.
- How does High income rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- High income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.