IDA blend - 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 IDA blend was 9.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.50 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.94 in 1966.

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 1.55
1961 1.77
1962 1.55
1963 1.24
1964 1.32
1965 1.14
1966 0.94
1967 1.06
1968 1.35
1969 1.89
1970 1.84
1971 1.93
1972 2.07
1973 2.28
1974 5.15
1975 4.61
1976 3.81
1977 3.23
1978 3.98
1979 5.82
1980 19.50
1981 7.81
1982 8.68
1983 8.31
1984 10.32
1985 9.60
1986 7.37
1987 8.36
1988 7.01
1989 8.28
1990 7.56
1991 7.09
1992 6.71
1993 7.90
1994 8.33
1995 8.14
1996 8.93
1997 9.47
1998 8.51
1999 11.34
2000 15.84
2001 13.99
2002 13.79
2003 12.65
2004 12.78
2005 14.32
2006 15.12
2007 13.27
2008 15.59
2009 12.57
2010 13.76
2011 14.67
2012 15.30
2013 13.71
2014 12.52
2015 10.91
2016 11.02
2017 13.11
2018 14.28
2019 12.03
2020 9.88

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in IDA blend was 155,933,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172,367,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 2,210,890,000 in 1961.

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 2,421,186,000
1961 2,210,890,000
1962 2,415,623,000
1963 2,654,848,000
1964 3,084,342,000
1965 3,173,356,000
1966 3,030,933,000
1967 3,275,722,000
1968 2,611,454,000
1969 3,068,764,000
1970 3,846,526,000
1971 4,527,484,000
1972 5,219,570,000
1973 5,989,542,000
1974 9,306,434,000
1975 13,258,660,000
1976 15,458,430,000
1977 19,753,360,000
1978 24,202,960,000
1979 22,796,530,000
1980 33,213,420,000
1981 38,131,450,000
1982 32,071,810,000
1983 26,705,370,000
1984 23,885,840,000
1985 23,193,760,000
1986 18,312,440,000
1987 18,922,190,000
1988 21,048,520,000
1989 21,959,800,000
1990 24,264,160,000
1991 29,220,020,000
1992 29,223,360,000
1993 28,024,370,000
1994 27,465,500,000
1995 33,340,070,000
1996 35,619,670,000
1997 37,802,940,000
1998 33,035,060,000
1999 32,342,750,000
2000 32,428,040,000
2001 35,224,350,000
2002 31,960,480,000
2003 39,021,000,000
2004 50,365,000,000
2005 67,110,000,000
2006 81,011,000,000
2007 101,375,000,000
2008 131,945,000,000
2009 106,078,000,000
2010 125,525,000,000
2011 156,374,000,000
2012 154,219,000,000
2013 163,745,000,000
2014 172,367,000,000
2015 146,374,000,000
2016 136,778,000,000
2017 140,586,000,000
2018 162,665,000,000
2019 167,592,000,000
2020 155,933,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in IDA blend was 41.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 86.49 in 1976, while its lowest value was 41.82 in 2020.

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 81.30
1961 79.41
1962 84.61
1963 84.63
1964 82.15
1965 83.12
1966 83.53
1967 84.68
1968 82.14
1969 82.58
1970 84.02
1971 84.49
1972 84.33
1973 84.67
1974 83.46
1975 86.01
1976 86.49
1977 86.43
1978 86.30
1979 84.80
1980 83.46
1981 84.42
1982 82.72
1983 83.02
1984 81.47
1985 81.34
1986 82.27
1987 82.30
1988 82.24
1989 81.06
1990 77.81
1991 77.53
1992 78.34
1993 77.20
1994 71.22
1995 68.33
1996 67.83
1997 70.11
1998 69.66
1999 70.76
2000 66.58
2001 65.16
2002 65.85
2003 64.65
2004 63.08
2005 60.25
2006 59.91
2007 57.23
2008 58.18
2009 56.70
2010 54.87
2011 54.15
2012 54.66
2013 53.46
2014 52.31
2015 48.63
2016 47.89
2017 46.93
2018 47.64
2019 45.38
2020 41.82

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 IDA blend was 38.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1964.

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 6.75
1961 6.96
1962 6.00
1963 6.84
1964 5.00
1965 5.28
1966 7.39
1967 7.35
1968 6.51
1969 6.28
1970 5.89
1971 6.39
1972 6.72
1973 6.68
1974 7.90
1975 6.32
1976 6.38
1977 5.21
1978 5.89
1979 7.24
1980 8.38
1981 6.39
1982 6.84
1983 6.84
1984 9.10
1985 10.55
1986 8.15
1987 8.35
1988 9.03
1989 9.34
1990 10.11
1991 10.93
1992 11.74
1993 11.70
1994 12.91
1995 14.72
1996 12.48
1997 13.74
1998 16.43
1999 16.73
2000 18.39
2001 18.58
2002 19.56
2003 18.63
2004 18.24
2005 20.42
2006 20.20
2007 22.16
2008 24.00
2009 23.00
2010 24.01
2011 23.04
2012 25.39
2013 25.45
2014 29.04
2015 32.78
2016 34.48
2017 35.23
2018 33.28
2019 34.27
2020 38.26

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 IDA blend was 29.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.90 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 1.54
1961 1.69
1962 0.90
1963 1.81
1964 1.88
1965 1.82
1966 3.22
1967 3.29
1968 2.48
1969 2.46
1970 2.16
1971 2.42
1972 2.52
1973 3.10
1974 3.57
1975 2.76
1976 2.64
1977 2.43
1978 2.50
1979 3.52
1980 4.32
1981 3.54
1982 3.31
1983 3.37
1984 4.51
1985 4.53
1986 4.34
1987 4.41
1988 5.29
1989 5.66
1990 5.48
1991 6.12
1992 6.00
1993 7.14
1994 7.66
1995 8.39
1996 6.72
1997 8.21
1998 9.67
1999 9.64
2000 10.95
2001 11.19
2002 12.58
2003 12.37
2004 12.32
2005 13.22
2006 13.34
2007 14.71
2008 16.10
2009 16.10
2010 16.85
2011 17.13
2012 18.90
2013 18.94
2014 22.42
2015 26.18
2016 27.57
2017 28.21
2018 25.78
2019 26.87
2020 29.72

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 IDA blend was 8.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 8.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1962.

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
1962 0.03
1963 0.08
1964 0.08
1965 0.09
1966 0.18
1967 0.20
1968 0.20
1969 0.32
1970 0.40
1971 0.45
1972 0.29
1973 0.34
1974 0.19
1975 0.16
1976 0.18
1977 0.12
1978 0.12
1979 0.15
1980 0.18
1981 0.33
1982 0.44
1983 0.32
1984 0.22
1985 0.31
1986 0.38
1987 0.38
1988 0.61
1989 0.42
1990 0.39
1991 0.52
1992 0.55
1993 1.77
1994 6.33
1995 6.36
1996 6.97
1997 6.56
1998 5.23
1999 4.54
2000 7.83
2001 7.19
2002 6.50
2003 6.39
2004 6.07
2005 5.46
2006 5.05
2007 5.23
2008 6.10
2009 5.94
2010 5.63
2011 5.17
2012 5.33
2013 6.12
2014 6.08
2015 5.79
2016 4.99
2017 5.12
2018 6.66
2019 7.14
2020 8.46

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 IDA blend was 1.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 3.38 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1967.

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
1961 0.20
1962 0.07
1963 0.02
1964 0.03
1965 0.05
1966 0.05
1967 0.01
1968 0.01
1969 0.07
1970 0.10
1971 0.10
1972 0.95
1973 0.47
1974 0.39
1975 0.72
1976 1.03
1977 0.92
1978 1.51
1979 1.78
1980 1.32
1981 1.64
1982 1.85
1983 1.55
1984 2.21
1985 3.38
1986 1.40
1987 1.44
1988 1.86
1989 1.62
1990 1.83
1991 2.20
1992 3.19
1993 2.16
1994 1.55
1995 2.13
1996 1.98
1997 1.91
1998 2.68
1999 2.16
2000 2.12
2001 2.01
2002 1.76
2003 1.54
2004 1.66
2005 2.18
2006 1.96
2007 2.07
2008 2.01
2009 1.68
2010 1.47
2011 1.50
2012 1.81
2013 1.53
2014 1.46
2015 1.66
2016 1.70
2017 1.91
2018 1.20
2019 1.32
2020 1.77

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 IDA blend was 1.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.67 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1981.

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 3.67
1961 2.98
1962 3.18
1963 3.43
1964 1.79
1965 1.82
1966 2.12
1967 2.59
1968 2.84
1969 2.45
1970 2.27
1971 2.14
1972 1.92
1973 1.72
1974 2.83
1975 1.97
1976 1.69
1977 0.95
1978 0.94
1979 1.17
1980 1.95
1981 0.35
1982 0.72
1983 1.08
1984 1.15
1985 1.46
1986 1.39
1987 1.42
1988 0.91
1989 1.15
1990 1.56
1991 1.35
1992 1.17
1993 1.06
1994 1.21
1995 1.49
1996 1.87
1997 1.28
1998 0.81
1999 0.95
2000 1.74
2001 1.65
2002 1.69
2003 1.40
2004 1.21
2005 1.41
2006 1.25
2007 1.34
2008 1.75
2009 1.78
2010 1.66
2011 1.09
2012 1.05
2013 0.90
2014 0.95
2015 1.10
2016 1.24
2017 1.24
2018 1.49
2019 1.53
2020 1.43

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 IDA blend was 4.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.20 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.15 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 3.70
1961 4.05
1962 3.60
1963 3.30
1964 2.77
1965 2.88
1966 2.97
1967 2.26
1968 2.37
1969 2.02
1970 1.94
1971 2.09
1972 2.17
1973 2.09
1974 1.94
1975 1.48
1976 1.47
1977 1.85
1978 1.57
1979 1.52
1980 2.18
1981 1.15
1982 1.30
1983 1.15
1984 1.52
1985 1.26
1986 1.16
1987 1.37
1988 1.46
1989 1.40
1990 1.50
1991 1.33
1992 1.55
1993 1.53
1994 2.04
1995 2.43
1996 2.23
1997 2.24
1998 2.70
1999 2.87
2000 2.83
2001 3.21
2002 2.96
2003 2.88
2004 2.58
2005 3.02
2006 3.73
2007 4.10
2008 4.20
2009 3.84
2010 4.61
2011 4.17
2012 4.81
2013 5.15
2014 5.20
2015 5.18
2016 4.71
2017 4.33
2018 4.51
2019 4.36
2020 4.00

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 IDA blend was 7.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.01 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.91 in 1962.

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 1.31
1961 1.27
1962 0.91
1963 1.47
1964 5.17
1965 4.77
1966 1.83
1967 0.92
1968 2.53
1969 2.43
1970 2.64
1971 2.53
1972 2.63
1973 2.27
1974 2.21
1975 1.65
1976 1.51
1977 1.36
1978 1.31
1979 1.29
1980 2.97
1981 2.64
1982 2.77
1983 2.92
1984 3.40
1985 2.91
1986 3.85
1987 3.72
1988 2.45
1989 4.11
1990 4.57
1991 4.27
1992 4.24
1993 4.21
1994 6.55
1995 7.20
1996 6.19
1997 7.76
1998 7.25
1999 7.11
2000 6.47
2001 7.58
2002 6.80
2003 4.61
2004 7.76
2005 8.68
2006 9.01
2007 8.24
2008 6.97
2009 7.56
2010 7.85
2011 8.95
2012 8.61
2013 8.45
2014 6.07
2015 6.34
2016 5.91
2017 7.12
2018 7.03
2019 6.61
2020 7.13

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in IDA blend was 5.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.40 in 1961, while its lowest value was 1.48 in 2000.

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 8.48
1961 10.40
1962 6.71
1963 5.27
1964 6.15
1965 5.45
1966 6.09
1967 6.06
1968 7.42
1969 7.67
1970 6.48
1971 5.78
1972 5.19
1973 5.34
1974 5.41
1975 5.25
1976 4.99
1977 5.94
1978 5.75
1979 5.77
1980 3.62
1981 5.94
1982 6.89
1983 6.59
1984 5.52
1985 4.81
1986 5.21
1987 4.95
1988 5.16
1989 4.57
1990 6.85
1991 6.67
1992 4.96
1993 4.92
1994 3.45
1995 3.68
1996 6.21
1997 1.93
1998 2.00
1999 1.96
2000 1.48
2001 2.01
2002 1.87
2003 6.16
2004 5.31
2005 5.78
2006 5.74
2007 7.08
2008 4.69
2009 6.40
2010 7.07
2011 7.84
2012 4.83
2013 5.46
2014 5.51
2015 5.12
2016 6.00
2017 5.15
2018 5.69
2019 6.80
2020 5.67

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in IDA blend was $145,422,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $175,989,000,000 in 2014 and $1,628,600,000 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 $1,628,600,000
1961 $1,682,100,000
1962 $1,761,300,000
1963 $1,948,700,000
1964 $2,571,020,000
1965 $2,784,110,000
1966 $2,420,380,000
1967 $2,508,600,000
1968 $2,463,617,000
1969 $2,677,083,000
1970 $3,347,982,000
1971 $3,838,831,000
1972 $3,642,869,000
1973 $4,524,845,000
1974 $6,902,945,000
1975 $10,730,740,000
1976 $12,438,730,000
1977 $16,126,630,000
1978 $19,611,870,000
1979 $18,168,970,000
1980 $11,785,240,000
1981 $31,775,200,000
1982 $25,739,040,000
1983 $21,989,460,000
1984 $17,530,380,000
1985 $17,792,350,000
1986 $15,280,930,000
1987 $16,828,590,000
1988 $17,693,630,000
1989 $18,835,620,000
1990 $20,521,020,000
1991 $22,798,200,000
1992 $27,810,770,000
1993 $26,191,530,000
1994 $25,536,630,000
1995 $31,234,220,000
1996 $37,440,200,000
1997 $35,917,940,000
1998 $31,630,090,000
1999 $31,191,380,000
2000 $32,963,250,000
2001 $35,069,870,000
2002 $36,971,150,000
2003 $45,895,790,000
2004 $53,991,860,000
2005 $70,287,380,000
2006 $82,240,630,000
2007 $99,380,980,000
2008 $125,453,000,000
2009 $106,426,000,000
2010 $124,657,000,000
2011 $157,456,000,000
2012 $152,041,000,000
2013 $165,396,000,000
2014 $175,989,000,000
2015 $149,560,000,000
2016 $134,200,000,000
2017 $146,232,000,000
2018 $162,693,000,000
2019 $158,977,000,000
2020 $145,422,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in IDA blend was 14.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.63 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.91 in 1967.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.46
1961 3.23
1962 2.69
1963 3.27
1964 6.71
1965 6.15
1966 2.98
1967 1.91
1968 3.93
1969 3.47
1970 3.61
1971 3.34
1972 3.76
1973 3.31
1974 3.23
1975 2.42
1976 2.14
1977 2.43
1978 2.06
1979 2.18
1980 4.54
1981 3.26
1982 3.55
1983 3.55
1984 3.92
1985 3.29
1986 4.37
1987 4.40
1988 3.57
1989 5.02
1990 5.22
1991 4.87
1992 4.96
1993 6.17
1994 12.42
1995 13.28
1996 13.48
1997 14.22
1998 11.91
1999 10.55
2000 13.54
2001 14.26
2002 12.72
2003 10.55
2004 13.37
2005 13.55
2006 14.15
2007 13.53
2008 13.13
2009 13.91
2010 14.05
2011 14.97
2012 15.12
2013 15.63
2014 13.14
2015 13.47
2016 11.63
2017 12.69
2018 13.39
2019 13.55
2020 14.25

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports