Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Spain
Spain: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 25.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Spain, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Spain recorded 25.4% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Spain peaked at 37.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 87th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.3% | — |
| 1961 | 17.9% | -11.5% |
| 1962 | 16.1% | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 16.9% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | -15.7% |
| 1966 | 16.0% | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 18.0% | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 19.5% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 21.0% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 19.7% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 23.8% | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 28.9% | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 24.8% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 28.7% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -39.7% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -8.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 25.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Spain's 25.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2% | 14.5% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 18.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 15.3% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.4% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.9% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Spain?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Spain was 25.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Spain ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.