Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 15.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IBRD only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 15.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IBRD only peaked at 16.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1961.
That places IBRD only 16th 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.7% | — |
| 1961 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.2% | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 6.2% | +19.4% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 6.4% | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.7% | 16.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 13 Solomon Islands 55.6% compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 55.1% compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 52.3% compare
- 16 Nicaragua 50.8% compare
- 17 Hong Kong, China 49.6% compare
- 18 Philippines 47.5% compare
- 19 Viet Nam 46.3% compare
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IBRD only?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IBRD only was 15.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1961.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- IBRD only ranks 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.