High income - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 2.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.85 in 1980, while its lowest value was 2.52 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.26
1961 5.24
1962 5.25
1963 5.28
1964 5.28
1965 5.16
1966 4.88
1967 4.91
1968 5.31
1969 4.89
1970 4.61
1971 5.12
1972 4.93
1973 5.19
1974 9.71
1975 9.86
1976 10.77
1977 10.54
1978 8.90
1979 10.50
1980 12.85
1981 12.69
1982 10.00
1983 7.96
1984 6.89
1985 5.98
1986 4.00
1987 3.92
1988 3.36
1989 3.75
1990 4.21
1991 3.86
1992 3.65
1993 3.58
1994 3.14
1995 2.97
1996 3.24
1997 3.27
1998 2.52
1999 2.77
2000 3.71
2001 3.59
2002 3.31
2003 3.54
2004 3.79
2005 4.58
2006 4.87
2007 4.60
2008 5.77
2009 4.41
2010 4.80
2011 5.50
2012 6.26
2013 5.85
2014 5.31
2015 3.77
2016 3.43
2017 3.68
2018 4.11
2019 3.83
2020 2.84

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in High income was 12,068,700,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,367,100,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 97,046,030,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 97,046,030,000
1961 102,156,000,000
1962 109,971,000,000
1963 120,557,000,000
1964 134,916,000,000
1965 148,083,000,000
1966 163,764,000,000
1967 172,545,000,000
1968 193,702,000,000
1969 222,883,000,000
1970 257,140,000,000
1971 286,522,000,000
1972 340,658,000,000
1973 470,615,000,000
1974 675,714,000,000
1975 683,042,000,000
1976 791,003,000,000
1977 903,699,000,000
1978 1,047,760,000,000
1979 1,338,910,000,000
1980 1,605,900,000,000
1981 1,560,810,000,000
1982 1,472,060,000,000
1983 1,445,560,000,000
1984 1,572,030,000,000
1985 1,589,620,000,000
1986 1,772,340,000,000
1987 2,108,370,000,000
1988 2,418,010,000,000
1989 2,621,630,000,000
1990 3,001,600,000,000
1991 3,080,460,000,000
1992 3,264,270,000,000
1993 3,161,860,000,000
1994 3,600,940,000,000
1995 4,267,430,000,000
1996 4,461,400,000,000
1997 4,585,660,000,000
1998 4,592,270,000,000
1999 4,821,450,000,000
2000 5,420,800,000,000
2001 5,170,140,000,000
2002 5,338,450,000,000
2003 6,187,700,000,000
2004 7,413,630,000,000
2005 8,300,730,000,000
2006 9,420,240,000,000
2007 10,673,200,000,000
2008 12,038,900,000,000
2009 9,153,550,000,000
2010 10,805,400,000,000
2011 12,690,700,000,000
2012 12,658,000,000,000
2013 12,745,700,000,000
2014 12,882,800,000,000
2015 11,414,400,000,000
2016 11,200,000,000,000
2017 12,237,800,000,000
2018 13,367,100,000,000
2019 12,997,300,000,000
2020 12,068,700,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 65.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 79.31 in 1988, while its lowest value was 65.34 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 71.53
1961 72.70
1962 72.84
1963 72.87
1964 72.96
1965 73.45
1966 73.72
1967 74.52
1968 74.65
1969 74.93
1970 74.91
1971 75.58
1972 76.03
1973 75.14
1974 71.86
1975 72.85
1976 73.24
1977 72.93
1978 74.43
1979 73.78
1980 73.64
1981 75.29
1982 75.17
1983 75.02
1984 75.39
1985 75.83
1986 78.92
1987 79.17
1988 79.31
1989 78.71
1990 78.31
1991 77.97
1992 77.77
1993 76.52
1994 75.93
1995 75.98
1996 75.11
1997 75.34
1998 76.01
1999 77.81
2000 75.42
2001 75.00
2002 74.51
2003 74.09
2004 72.90
2005 70.84
2006 69.52
2007 69.66
2008 68.51
2009 68.19
2010 66.06
2011 66.26
2012 65.72
2013 65.78
2014 65.85
2015 65.34
2016 65.87
2017 65.80
2018 65.87
2019 66.05
2020 65.48

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 34.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 34.07 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.38 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 18.55
1961 17.77
1962 17.63
1963 17.61
1964 17.89
1965 17.23
1966 17.34
1967 16.72
1968 16.39
1969 15.87
1970 15.08
1971 14.41
1972 14.19
1973 14.98
1974 18.22
1975 17.36
1976 17.64
1977 18.20
1978 16.89
1979 17.51
1980 17.76
1981 16.32
1982 16.59
1983 16.77
1984 16.75
1985 16.48
1986 13.54
1987 13.38
1988 13.39
1989 14.21
1990 14.41
1991 15.13
1992 16.08
1993 18.71
1994 19.42
1995 19.48
1996 20.34
1997 20.82
1998 20.43
1999 21.18
2000 23.20
2001 23.58
2002 24.24
2003 24.93
2004 25.88
2005 27.58
2006 28.67
2007 28.98
2008 30.06
2009 30.18
2010 32.28
2011 32.29
2012 33.13
2013 32.39
2014 32.42
2015 33.14
2016 32.86
2017 33.65
2018 33.63
2019 33.55
2020 34.07

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 21.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.21 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.64
1961 2.25
1962 2.21
1963 2.24
1964 2.39
1965 2.41
1966 3.10
1967 2.88
1968 2.90
1969 2.93
1970 2.71
1971 2.64
1972 2.69
1973 3.25
1974 3.52
1975 3.32
1976 3.46
1977 3.60
1978 3.59
1979 3.93
1980 4.28
1981 4.61
1982 4.58
1983 4.59
1984 4.94
1985 4.77
1986 4.40
1987 4.73
1988 5.20
1989 5.68
1990 5.85
1991 6.99
1992 7.83
1993 9.34
1994 9.79
1995 9.93
1996 10.43
1997 10.63
1998 10.47
1999 10.91
2000 11.90
2001 12.09
2002 12.89
2003 13.41
2004 13.88
2005 14.64
2006 15.07
2007 15.40
2008 15.20
2009 16.60
2010 17.55
2011 16.75
2012 17.33
2013 17.33
2014 17.98
2015 19.85
2016 19.79
2017 20.08
2018 19.73
2019 19.62
2020 21.17

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 3.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.60 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.26 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.40
1961 0.43
1962 0.47
1963 0.43
1964 0.40
1965 0.43
1966 0.43
1967 0.43
1968 0.40
1969 0.35
1970 0.38
1971 0.36
1972 0.36
1973 0.38
1974 0.30
1975 0.29
1976 0.33
1977 0.28
1978 0.28
1979 0.29
1980 0.26
1981 0.27
1982 0.30
1983 0.33
1984 0.33
1985 0.37
1986 0.38
1987 0.41
1988 0.41
1989 0.43
1990 0.43
1991 0.43
1992 0.79
1993 1.68
1994 1.96
1995 2.04
1996 2.00
1997 1.99
1998 1.93
1999 1.97
2000 2.28
2001 2.40
2002 2.46
2003 2.72
2004 3.06
2005 3.45
2006 3.81
2007 3.89
2008 4.45
2009 3.81
2010 4.16
2011 4.60
2012 4.58
2013 4.59
2014 4.36
2015 3.56
2016 3.30
2017 3.65
2018 3.92
2019 3.79
2020 3.42

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 5.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.61 in 1960, while its lowest value was 3.29 in 1976.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.61
1961 6.08
1962 6.09
1963 6.01
1964 5.70
1965 5.34
1966 5.17
1967 4.85
1968 4.50
1969 4.34
1970 4.20
1971 3.77
1972 3.81
1973 3.82
1974 3.58
1975 3.41
1976 3.29
1977 3.74
1978 3.56
1979 3.65
1980 3.65
1981 3.96
1982 4.16
1983 4.45
1984 4.69
1985 4.59
1986 3.87
1987 3.63
1988 3.73
1989 3.74
1990 3.52
1991 3.50
1992 3.45
1993 3.68
1994 3.90
1995 3.90
1996 4.10
1997 4.36
1998 4.56
1999 4.69
2000 4.93
2001 5.02
2002 5.01
2003 4.69
2004 4.56
2005 4.60
2006 4.62
2007 4.51
2008 4.47
2009 4.59
2010 5.02
2011 5.18
2012 5.40
2013 5.25
2014 5.18
2015 5.33
2016 5.37
2017 5.32
2018 5.26
2019 5.47
2020 5.34

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 0.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.05 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.89 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.31
1961 3.37
1962 3.40
1963 3.46
1964 3.51
1965 3.49
1966 3.33
1967 3.39
1968 3.57
1969 3.42
1970 3.26
1971 3.47
1972 3.18
1973 3.33
1974 6.05
1975 5.88
1976 6.05
1977 5.86
1978 5.28
1979 5.25
1980 5.11
1981 3.63
1982 3.73
1983 3.84
1984 3.19
1985 3.16
1986 1.94
1987 1.96
1988 1.57
1989 1.76
1990 2.03
1991 1.75
1992 1.60
1993 1.55
1994 1.39
1995 1.28
1996 1.38
1997 1.35
1998 1.15
1999 1.35
2000 1.68
2001 1.60
2002 1.45
2003 1.57
2004 1.71
2005 1.97
2006 2.15
2007 2.11
2008 2.52
2009 1.98
2010 2.11
2011 1.96
2012 2.08
2013 1.72
2014 1.49
2015 1.13
2016 1.16
2017 1.37
2018 1.46
2019 1.28
2020 0.89

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 1.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.01 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.62 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.92
1961 1.83
1962 1.73
1963 1.79
1964 1.52
1965 1.39
1966 1.27
1967 1.21
1968 1.17
1969 1.03
1970 0.91
1971 0.85
1972 0.84
1973 0.82
1974 0.69
1975 0.69
1976 0.80
1977 0.77
1978 0.73
1979 0.71
1980 0.62
1981 0.62
1982 0.73
1983 0.78
1984 0.78
1985 0.76
1986 0.72
1987 0.76
1988 0.77
1989 0.78
1990 0.78
1991 0.83
1992 0.88
1993 1.02
1994 1.04
1995 1.01
1996 1.03
1997 1.05
1998 1.05
1999 1.04
2000 1.04
2001 1.05
2002 1.09
2003 1.11
2004 1.19
2005 1.23
2006 1.26
2007 1.32
2008 1.41
2009 1.56
2010 1.70
2011 1.81
2012 1.77
2013 1.73
2014 1.75
2015 1.86
2016 1.91
2017 1.91
2018 1.89
2019 2.01
2020 1.91

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 1.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.37 in 1964, while its lowest value was 1.22 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.66
1961 3.82
1962 3.73
1963 3.67
1964 4.37
1965 4.18
1966 4.04
1967 3.97
1968 3.85
1969 3.80
1970 3.62
1971 3.33
1972 3.31
1973 3.38
1974 4.07
1975 3.77
1976 3.72
1977 3.94
1978 3.45
1979 3.67
1980 3.85
1981 3.22
1982 3.08
1983 2.79
1984 2.82
1985 2.83
1986 2.23
1987 1.89
1988 1.72
1989 1.81
1990 1.80
1991 1.65
1992 1.54
1993 1.44
1994 1.34
1995 1.31
1996 1.40
1997 1.44
1998 1.27
1999 1.22
2000 1.37
2001 1.42
2002 1.34
2003 1.43
2004 1.49
2005 1.68
2006 1.75
2007 1.75
2008 2.01
2009 1.64
2010 1.75
2011 1.99
2012 1.96
2013 1.78
2014 1.66
2015 1.41
2016 1.32
2017 1.32
2018 1.38
2019 1.38
2020 1.34

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in High income was 0.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.01 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.92
1961 9.53
1962 9.53
1963 9.52
1964 9.15
1965 9.32
1966 8.95
1967 8.75
1968 8.96
1969 9.20
1970 10.01
1971 10.01
1972 9.77
1973 9.87
1974 9.93
1975 9.79
1976 9.12
1977 8.87
1978 8.69
1979 8.71
1980 8.60
1981 8.39
1982 8.25
1983 8.21
1984 7.86
1985 7.69
1986 7.54
1987 7.44
1988 7.30
1989 7.09
1990 7.28
1991 6.89
1992 6.15
1993 4.77
1994 4.66
1995 4.54
1996 4.55
1997 3.84
1998 3.56
1999 1.01
2000 1.38
2001 1.42
2002 1.26
2003 0.98
2004 1.22
2005 1.58
2006 1.82
2007 1.36
2008 1.43
2009 1.64
2010 1.66
2011 1.45
2012 1.15
2013 1.83
2014 1.72
2015 1.53
2016 1.27
2017 0.55
2018 0.50
2019 0.40
2020 0.45

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in High income was $11,579,300,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $12,925,900,000,000 in 2018 and $85,037,770,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $85,037,770,000
1961 $89,199,900,000
1962 $96,583,720,000
1963 $106,482,000,000
1964 $119,575,000,000
1965 $130,949,000,000
1966 $146,938,000,000
1967 $154,615,000,000
1968 $177,049,000,000
1969 $204,859,000,000
1970 $240,158,000,000
1971 $268,034,000,000
1972 $318,255,000,000
1973 $440,501,000,000
1974 $630,339,000,000
1975 $638,555,000,000
1976 $737,986,000,000
1977 $845,070,000,000
1978 $979,090,000,000
1979 $1,247,690,000,000
1980 $1,495,130,000,000
1981 $1,450,660,000,000
1982 $1,369,990,000,000
1983 $1,350,970,000,000
1984 $1,462,960,000,000
1985 $1,501,680,000,000
1986 $1,663,210,000,000
1987 $1,963,160,000,000
1988 $2,241,630,000,000
1989 $2,427,700,000,000
1990 $2,774,510,000,000
1991 $2,850,140,000,000
1992 $3,008,670,000,000
1993 $2,908,840,000,000
1994 $3,310,810,000,000
1995 $3,920,700,000,000
1996 $4,096,100,000,000
1997 $4,392,640,000,000
1998 $4,386,250,000,000
1999 $4,667,830,000,000
2000 $5,225,150,000,000
2001 $5,034,720,000,000
2002 $5,198,610,000,000
2003 $6,025,890,000,000
2004 $7,219,600,000,000
2005 $8,077,730,000,000
2006 $9,181,060,000,000
2007 $10,389,600,000,000
2008 $11,737,200,000,000
2009 $8,945,840,000,000
2010 $10,518,300,000,000
2011 $12,274,000,000,000
2012 $12,247,500,000,000
2013 $12,314,200,000,000
2014 $12,462,400,000,000
2015 $11,083,700,000,000
2016 $10,874,900,000,000
2017 $11,821,000,000,000
2018 $12,925,900,000,000
2019 $12,543,600,000,000
2020 $11,579,300,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports