Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 20.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 20.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1962.
That places Late-demographic dividend 35th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1961 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +36.9% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 13.5% | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 6.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 8.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 7.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 32 Uzbekistan 38.8% compare
- 33 South Africa 38.6% compare
- 34 Guinea 38.4% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 38.4% compare
- 36 Jordan 38.3% compare
- 37 Uganda 38.1% compare
- 38 India 37.8% compare
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Late-demographic dividend was 20.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1962.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.