Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Early-demographic dividend, 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 within in Early-demographic dividend is 12.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 12.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.
That places Early-demographic dividend 27th out of 46 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 within in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1961 | 4.7% | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 7.8% | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | -23.9% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.2% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Early-demographic dividend was 12.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.