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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in IBRD only was 3.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.60 in 1970, while its lowest value was 3.14 in 1999.

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.

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Year Value
1960 10.25
1961 10.78
1962 11.67
1963 11.71
1964 12.30
1965 11.40
1966 10.67
1967 10.88
1968 10.47
1969 10.98
1970 16.60
1971 16.37
1972 16.41
1973 14.98
1974 12.06
1975 11.36
1976 11.97
1977 13.05
1978 12.96
1979 12.28
1980 12.00
1981 10.82
1982 9.92
1983 10.81
1984 11.13
1985 11.56
1986 11.71
1987 11.56
1988 11.00
1989 10.40
1990 8.57
1991 7.66
1992 5.48
1993 4.39
1994 4.41
1995 5.48
1996 4.97
1997 3.40
1998 3.33
1999 3.14
2000 4.12
2001 4.56
2002 4.56
2003 4.35
2004 4.65
2005 5.43
2006 4.55
2007 4.26
2008 3.96
2009 4.23
2010 4.38
2011 4.86
2012 4.70
2013 4.75
2014 4.51
2015 4.61
2016 4.41
2017 3.95
2018 3.52
2019 3.23
2020 3.67

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports