Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA blend
IDA blend: 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 IDA blend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA blend stood at 12.3%.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA blend peaked at 14.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1967.
IDA blend ranks 26th of 46 groups 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 within in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.3% | -7.5% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | +91.3% |
| 1965 | 6.1% | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -45.3% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -26.3% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +75.1% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +74.0% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -20.8% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +43.2% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +38.8% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA blend 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 | +91.3% | 3.5% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 6.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA blend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA blend 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1967.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- IDA blend ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.