Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 21.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 21.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 28.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1961.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +18.0% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | +30.8% |
| 1964 | 12.1% | +63.6% |
| 1965 | 12.6% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 12.6% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 14.6% | +19.6% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +63.6% | 7.4% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1% | 4.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 14.1% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.2% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 21.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1961.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.