Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 22.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 22.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 23.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1988.
That places Post-demographic dividend 34th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.9% | — |
| 1961 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 17.2% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 15.2% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 14.6% | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 17.4% | +25.1% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Post-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +25.1% | 13.9% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 13.5% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 10.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.5% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 31 Paraguay 38.9% compare
- 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
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Post-demographic dividend was 22.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1988.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.