Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 41.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 41.4% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 44.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1978.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.6% | — |
| 1961 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 8.9% | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 9.0% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 9.9% | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | -28.4% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | +40.4% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 7.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 9.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 19.9% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 32.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 41.4% | 44.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 3 Afghanistan 65.6% compare
- 4 Djibouti 60.0% compare
- 5 Ethiopia 59.7% compare
- 6 Russia 58.6% compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 56.4% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 54.8% compare
- 9 Eritrea 51.5% compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Pre-demographic dividend was 41.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1978.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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.