IDA total - 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 total was 9.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.04 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.79 in 1967.

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 2.74
1961 2.96
1962 2.47
1963 2.25
1964 2.30
1965 1.83
1966 1.79
1967 1.79
1968 2.24
1969 2.48
1970 2.61
1971 2.85
1972 2.64
1973 2.82
1974 5.66
1975 5.38
1976 5.30
1977 4.74
1978 4.50
1979 6.77
1980 13.04
1981 9.75
1982 9.61
1983 7.14
1984 7.90
1985 7.72
1986 5.89
1987 5.90
1988 4.97
1989 5.59
1990 5.93
1991 5.98
1992 5.96
1993 6.46
1994 6.15
1995 6.20
1996 6.25
1997 6.62
1998 5.93
1999 7.16
2000 10.50
2001 9.82
2002 10.61
2003 10.44
2004 10.88
2005 11.53
2006 11.86
2007 12.05
2008 12.21
2009 10.66
2010 11.25
2011 11.50
2012 11.70
2013 10.75
2014 10.02
2015 10.50
2016 9.16
2017 10.11
2018 10.53
2019 10.34
2020 9.18

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in IDA total was 455,596,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 503,851,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 6,315,639,000 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 6,412,079,000
1961 6,315,639,000
1962 6,487,853,000
1963 7,009,085,000
1964 7,804,711,000
1965 8,273,132,000
1966 8,329,388,000
1967 8,592,300,000
1968 8,221,467,000
1969 9,127,309,000
1970 10,548,640,000
1971 11,935,540,000
1972 12,958,480,000
1973 15,913,930,000
1974 23,215,930,000
1975 29,242,650,000
1976 31,663,300,000
1977 39,353,950,000
1978 46,775,040,000
1979 48,558,050,000
1980 67,398,190,000
1981 72,494,880,000
1982 62,672,490,000
1983 56,593,670,000
1984 52,518,040,000
1985 51,860,400,000
1986 46,743,150,000
1987 48,783,130,000
1988 52,131,890,000
1989 53,912,830,000
1990 57,806,080,000
1991 62,378,240,000
1992 66,737,760,000
1993 67,536,450,000
1994 68,813,330,000
1995 81,525,190,000
1996 87,867,890,000
1997 90,108,290,000
1998 88,033,740,000
1999 89,417,450,000
2000 90,925,290,000
2001 98,222,350,000
2002 96,979,040,000
2003 115,057,000,000
2004 145,141,000,000
2005 182,660,000,000
2006 214,015,000,000
2007 262,932,000,000
2008 335,203,000,000
2009 285,351,000,000
2010 336,308,000,000
2011 415,801,000,000
2012 431,229,000,000
2013 453,438,000,000
2014 473,750,000,000
2015 429,636,000,000
2016 406,781,000,000
2017 439,187,000,000
2018 495,269,000,000
2019 503,851,000,000
2020 455,596,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in IDA total was 38.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 78.99 in 1962, while its lowest value was 38.03 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 78.57
1961 77.71
1962 78.99
1963 78.01
1964 73.86
1965 74.20
1966 75.02
1967 75.19
1968 72.82
1969 72.87
1970 74.28
1971 75.61
1972 74.04
1973 73.23
1974 71.91
1975 75.87
1976 78.52
1977 78.13
1978 78.42
1979 75.65
1980 72.38
1981 75.58
1982 73.96
1983 73.47
1984 70.25
1985 71.43
1986 71.95
1987 73.26
1988 73.43
1989 72.08
1990 71.19
1991 71.37
1992 70.77
1993 69.08
1994 65.47
1995 63.72
1996 61.75
1997 63.60
1998 63.25
1999 62.44
2000 55.98
2001 56.73
2002 55.98
2003 52.66
2004 49.91
2005 50.33
2006 50.20
2007 48.01
2008 46.94
2009 44.69
2010 45.47
2011 46.02
2012 45.47
2013 44.09
2014 42.62
2015 42.03
2016 39.67
2017 41.15
2018 40.47
2019 39.62
2020 38.03

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 total was 32.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.30 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 7.78
1961 7.66
1962 7.47
1963 7.15
1964 6.30
1965 6.59
1966 7.52
1967 7.16
1968 6.84
1969 7.26
1970 6.63
1971 8.17
1972 7.88
1973 8.52
1974 9.48
1975 7.79
1976 7.32
1977 7.08
1978 6.77
1979 7.53
1980 8.14
1981 7.19
1982 7.91
1983 7.34
1984 8.41
1985 8.67
1986 8.23
1987 7.69
1988 8.70
1989 8.91
1990 9.32
1991 10.39
1992 11.47
1993 11.38
1994 11.96
1995 13.46
1996 12.35
1997 12.74
1998 13.92
1999 14.36
2000 19.18
2001 19.84
2002 20.04
2003 20.85
2004 21.77
2005 20.61
2006 20.54
2007 24.22
2008 27.20
2009 28.32
2010 28.34
2011 26.24
2012 26.44
2013 25.71
2014 28.53
2015 30.02
2016 32.07
2017 30.61
2018 30.63
2019 31.44
2020 32.62

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 total was 29.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.17 in 1961.

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 2.29
1961 2.17
1962 2.20
1963 2.69
1964 2.60
1965 2.97
1966 3.24
1967 3.34
1968 2.52
1969 2.62
1970 2.25
1971 3.17
1972 3.41
1973 3.84
1974 3.90
1975 2.87
1976 2.52
1977 2.61
1978 2.63
1979 3.30
1980 3.40
1981 3.52
1982 3.57
1983 3.16
1984 4.18
1985 4.04
1986 4.54
1987 4.35
1988 4.95
1989 5.25
1990 5.16
1991 6.02
1992 6.83
1993 7.69
1994 8.32
1995 9.12
1996 8.17
1997 9.07
1998 9.71
1999 10.13
2000 12.02
2001 11.94
2002 12.33
2003 12.45
2004 12.31
2005 13.56
2006 13.25
2007 13.95
2008 15.59
2009 16.32
2010 16.94
2011 18.42
2012 19.34
2013 19.86
2014 22.76
2015 25.40
2016 27.11
2017 26.57
2018 26.84
2019 28.02
2020 29.10

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 total was 6.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.62 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.17 in 1961.

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 0.17
1961 0.17
1962 0.24
1963 0.27
1964 0.20
1965 0.26
1966 0.28
1967 0.17
1968 0.26
1969 0.26
1970 0.28
1971 0.35
1972 0.31
1973 0.32
1974 0.33
1975 0.24
1976 0.32
1977 0.29
1978 0.23
1979 0.33
1980 0.53
1981 0.53
1982 0.48
1983 0.42
1984 0.38
1985 0.54
1986 0.55
1987 0.59
1988 0.86
1989 0.82
1990 0.69
1991 0.92
1992 1.50
1993 2.59
1994 4.00
1995 4.66
1996 5.14
1997 4.63
1998 4.16
1999 3.97
2000 6.32
2001 6.48
2002 5.89
2003 6.04
2004 7.38
2005 4.98
2006 5.29
2007 7.81
2008 9.62
2009 9.38
2010 8.60
2011 6.21
2012 5.77
2013 5.22
2014 5.54
2015 5.28
2016 5.64
2017 5.53
2018 5.87
2019 6.11
2020 6.84

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 total was 2.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.62 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1960.

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 0.53
1961 0.63
1962 0.66
1963 0.79
1964 0.80
1965 1.11
1966 1.48
1967 1.59
1968 1.81
1969 1.51
1970 1.64
1971 1.51
1972 1.91
1973 2.36
1974 1.99
1975 1.92
1976 1.92
1977 1.84
1978 2.08
1979 2.00
1980 2.47
1981 2.38
1982 2.74
1983 2.66
1984 2.81
1985 3.25
1986 1.86
1987 1.67
1988 1.92
1989 1.94
1990 1.91
1991 2.28
1992 2.71
1993 2.42
1994 2.42
1995 2.65
1996 2.56
1997 2.73
1998 3.16
1999 3.38
2000 3.14
2001 3.27
2002 3.38
2003 3.22
2004 3.34
2005 3.46
2006 3.31
2007 3.28
2008 3.03
2009 3.62
2010 3.41
2011 3.11
2012 3.33
2013 2.94
2014 2.80
2015 2.79
2016 3.08
2017 3.16
2018 2.64
2019 2.52
2020 2.97

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 total was 1.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.63 in 1984, while its lowest value was 1.06 in 1988.

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 3.96
1961 3.66
1962 3.72
1963 3.33
1964 2.71
1965 2.29
1966 2.59
1967 2.74
1968 3.25
1969 3.55
1970 3.10
1971 3.34
1972 3.06
1973 2.99
1974 4.39
1975 3.31
1976 2.99
1977 2.52
1978 2.27
1979 3.40
1980 4.61
1981 2.60
1982 3.53
1983 4.05
1984 4.63
1985 3.72
1986 2.07
1987 1.91
1988 1.06
1989 1.34
1990 1.87
1991 1.87
1992 1.79
1993 1.74
1994 1.78
1995 1.83
1996 1.90
1997 1.53
1998 1.11
1999 1.20
2000 2.33
2001 2.10
2002 2.64
2003 2.61
2004 3.11
2005 2.27
2006 2.19
2007 3.38
2008 3.00
2009 3.33
2010 3.23
2011 2.04
2012 1.78
2013 1.71
2014 1.94
2015 2.16
2016 2.05
2017 2.01
2018 1.86
2019 2.10
2020 1.92

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 total was 7.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.67 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 1982.

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 3.78
1961 3.90
1962 3.47
1963 3.07
1964 2.98
1965 2.80
1966 2.54
1967 2.17
1968 2.12
1969 2.16
1970 2.14
1971 2.39
1972 1.76
1973 2.51
1974 2.02
1975 1.92
1976 1.82
1977 2.03
1978 1.97
1979 1.76
1980 2.03
1981 1.79
1982 1.60
1983 1.66
1984 1.82
1985 1.68
1986 1.89
1987 1.90
1988 2.26
1989 1.83
1990 2.02
1991 2.02
1992 2.24
1993 2.31
1994 2.69
1995 3.68
1996 3.85
1997 3.71
1998 4.31
1999 3.88
2000 4.63
2001 5.14
2002 5.20
2003 5.75
2004 5.87
2005 5.28
2006 5.73
2007 5.60
2008 5.55
2009 5.43
2010 6.04
2011 6.87
2012 7.26
2013 7.66
2014 8.07
2015 7.63
2016 8.54
2017 8.30
2018 8.67
2019 8.24
2020 7.86

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 total was 8.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 2.25 in 1961.

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 2.34
1961 2.25
1962 2.42
1963 3.23
1964 6.76
1965 6.78
1966 6.04
1967 5.33
1968 7.11
1969 6.92
1970 6.63
1971 6.19
1972 6.52
1973 5.95
1974 5.58
1975 4.54
1976 3.95
1977 3.91
1978 3.30
1979 3.49
1980 5.15
1981 4.60
1982 5.24
1983 4.91
1984 5.45
1985 5.24
1986 5.67
1987 5.97
1988 5.46
1989 7.45
1990 7.80
1991 6.53
1992 6.91
1993 7.01
1994 7.88
1995 8.15
1996 8.30
1997 9.05
1998 8.61
1999 8.72
2000 9.07
2001 8.81
2002 8.55
2003 8.67
2004 11.24
2005 12.40
2006 11.63
2007 8.81
2008 8.40
2009 8.30
2010 8.23
2011 10.08
2012 10.25
2013 10.35
2014 8.80
2015 8.10
2016 7.37
2017 7.57
2018 8.26
2019 7.98
2020 8.52

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in IDA total was 4.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.46 in 1986, while its lowest value was 4.76 in 2020.

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 8.35
1961 9.51
1962 8.29
1963 8.61
1964 10.09
1965 9.59
1966 8.80
1967 9.46
1968 10.12
1969 10.11
1970 9.68
1971 7.45
1972 9.00
1973 8.81
1974 9.88
1975 9.32
1976 7.97
1977 8.68
1978 9.10
1979 10.08
1980 9.44
1981 9.00
1982 8.88
1983 9.67
1984 10.49
1985 10.12
1986 11.46
1987 10.34
1988 10.05
1989 9.30
1990 9.36
1991 8.99
1992 7.27
1993 7.17
1994 7.44
1995 6.19
1996 8.34
1997 5.68
1998 5.70
1999 6.29
2000 6.50
2001 5.54
2002 6.02
2003 8.59
2004 6.84
2005 7.72
2006 8.40
2007 9.17
2008 7.88
2009 8.93
2010 8.08
2011 7.24
2012 6.80
2013 8.16
2014 7.47
2015 6.61
2016 6.52
2017 5.72
2018 5.39
2019 5.41
2020 4.76

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in IDA total was $465,606,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $502,220,000,000 in 2018 and $3,925,303,000 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 $3,925,303,000
1961 $4,015,817,000
1962 $4,230,521,000
1963 $4,899,609,000
1964 $6,294,073,000
1965 $6,785,604,000
1966 $6,614,170,000
1967 $6,825,671,000
1968 $7,239,508,000
1969 $7,835,198,000
1970 $9,162,756,000
1971 $9,591,486,000
1972 $10,182,720,000
1973 $13,644,840,000
1974 $19,859,700,000
1975 $25,598,710,000
1976 $26,604,870,000
1977 $33,447,990,000
1978 $37,815,670,000
1979 $38,982,740,000
1980 $38,182,380,000
1981 $61,070,380,000
1982 $51,329,040,000
1983 $46,196,570,000
1984 $41,031,650,000
1985 $41,896,980,000
1986 $38,407,860,000
1987 $42,116,390,000
1988 $43,254,590,000
1989 $46,272,650,000
1990 $57,567,170,000
1991 $57,832,730,000
1992 $70,484,660,000
1993 $69,471,630,000
1994 $71,373,340,000
1995 $83,982,030,000
1996 $92,457,820,000
1997 $89,130,340,000
1998 $89,674,190,000
1999 $89,704,780,000
2000 $106,739,000,000
2001 $112,504,000,000
2002 $114,880,000,000
2003 $139,817,000,000
2004 $175,180,000,000
2005 $189,722,000,000
2006 $221,128,000,000
2007 $312,752,000,000
2008 $391,194,000,000
2009 $339,573,000,000
2010 $392,620,000,000
2011 $417,900,000,000
2012 $420,645,000,000
2013 $462,664,000,000
2014 $492,603,000,000
2015 $445,055,000,000
2016 $414,563,000,000
2017 $466,631,000,000
2018 $502,220,000,000
2019 $499,830,000,000
2020 $465,606,000,000

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 total was 24.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.12 in 1961.

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 5.29
1961 5.12
1962 5.24
1963 6.23
1964 9.76
1965 9.62
1966 8.66
1967 8.18
1968 10.23
1969 9.76
1970 9.41
1971 8.77
1972 9.08
1973 9.45
1974 8.73
1975 7.01
1976 6.20
1977 6.12
1978 5.71
1979 6.74
1980 10.04
1981 8.23
1982 9.25
1983 9.52
1984 10.86
1985 9.79
1986 8.36
1987 8.70
1988 7.82
1989 9.71
1990 10.13
1991 9.25
1992 10.49
1993 12.37
1994 15.13
1995 16.63
1996 17.56
1997 17.98
1998 17.13
1999 16.92
2000 18.35
2001 17.90
2002 17.96
2003 17.90
2004 21.48
2005 21.33
2006 20.86
2007 18.60
2008 17.99
2009 18.05
2010 18.12
2011 20.49
2012 21.29
2013 22.04
2014 21.39
2015 21.34
2016 21.74
2017 22.52
2018 23.51
2019 23.53
2020 24.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports