Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 13.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 13.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 19.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1961.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 3.8% | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | +46.8% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | +67.3% |
| 1965 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | +34.7% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 9.4% | -14.4% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | +84.9% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -62.9% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +29.9% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +27.3% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +14.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Pre-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +84.9% | 5.3% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 10.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Pre-demographic dividend was 13.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1961.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.