Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 3.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 3.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 9.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1977.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1961 | 4.9% | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -29.1% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | +55.5% |
| 1964 | 5.6% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 4.5% | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -29.6% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -31.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +32.5% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +42.6% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +32.6% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +40.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 2.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 3.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1977.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.