Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 27.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA only, 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 only stood at 27.4%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA only peaked at 29.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1962.
IDA only ranks 3rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9% | — |
| 1961 | 8.6% | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 9.9% | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 14.1% | +43.2% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 14.3% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 8.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 11.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 12.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 21.8% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.0% | 29.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA only?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in IDA only was 27.4% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1962.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- IDA only ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.