Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 14.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 14.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Other small states peaked at 16.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1971.
Other small states ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.1% | — |
| 1961 | 5.4% | -24.2% |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 5.5% | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 6.4% | +23.4% |
| 1966 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +31.5% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | -23.0% |
| 1972 | 6.3% | +27.8% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 7.6% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 5.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Other small states?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Other small states was 14.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1971.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Other small states ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.