Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 23.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 23.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 23.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1961.
That places IDA & IBRD total 29th out of 47 groups 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 outside in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1961 | 5.4% | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 6.5% | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 8.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.5% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.7% | 23.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA & IBRD total 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1961.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.