Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 32.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA only, 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 only is 32.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA only peaked at 32.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1970.
That places IDA only 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1961 | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 9.1% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 9.6% | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 17.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.3% | 32.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA only?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in IDA only was 32.6% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- IDA only ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.