Middle 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 Middle income was 5.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.47 in 1980, while its lowest value was 2.25 in 1962.

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 2.42
1961 2.41
1962 2.25
1963 2.89
1964 2.77
1965 2.77
1966 2.60
1967 2.82
1968 3.00
1969 2.68
1970 2.80
1971 3.48
1972 3.92
1973 4.28
1974 8.56
1975 7.38
1976 7.37
1977 7.14
1978 6.63
1979 8.85
1980 11.47
1981 9.97
1982 10.55
1983 9.36
1984 8.78
1985 7.48
1986 5.67
1987 6.44
1988 5.51
1989 5.87
1990 6.05
1991 4.56
1992 4.36
1993 3.75
1994 3.40
1995 3.44
1996 3.68
1997 3.71
1998 3.23
1999 3.76
2000 4.34
2001 4.00
2002 3.74
2003 3.98
2004 4.48
2005 4.95
2006 6.08
2007 6.05
2008 7.60
2009 6.65
2010 7.20
2011 7.41
2012 7.99
2013 7.76
2014 7.40
2015 5.87
2016 5.17
2017 5.75
2018 6.69
2019 6.75
2020 5.92

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Middle income was 5,707,170,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,415,530,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 29,268,580,000 in 1962.

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 30,315,720,000
1961 30,071,610,000
1962 29,268,580,000
1963 31,277,310,000
1964 35,400,850,000
1965 37,134,440,000
1966 40,204,570,000
1967 41,344,280,000
1968 42,879,910,000
1969 45,594,170,000
1970 51,578,790,000
1971 57,429,540,000
1972 64,760,990,000
1973 88,397,090,000
1974 142,568,000,000
1975 171,398,000,000
1976 171,936,000,000
1977 194,968,000,000
1978 227,338,000,000
1979 263,280,000,000
1980 366,003,000,000
1981 408,247,000,000
1982 365,073,000,000
1983 341,534,000,000
1984 343,906,000,000
1985 342,126,000,000
1986 340,360,000,000
1987 370,150,000,000
1988 433,885,000,000
1989 475,887,000,000
1990 503,485,000,000
1991 541,710,000,000
1992 613,294,000,000
1993 670,376,000,000
1994 767,667,000,000
1995 927,562,000,000
1996 1,007,530,000,000
1997 1,080,140,000,000
1998 1,011,440,000,000
1999 1,019,720,000,000
2000 1,215,200,000,000
2001 1,217,960,000,000
2002 1,302,770,000,000
2003 1,571,020,000,000
2004 2,037,590,000,000
2005 2,450,800,000,000
2006 2,902,790,000,000
2007 3,531,900,000,000
2008 4,380,280,000,000
2009 3,484,600,000,000
2010 4,558,400,000,000
2011 5,659,150,000,000
2012 5,908,890,000,000
2013 6,130,550,000,000
2014 6,081,360,000,000
2015 5,234,520,000,000
2016 4,951,980,000,000
2017 5,696,460,000,000
2018 6,415,530,000,000
2019 6,234,350,000,000
2020 5,707,170,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Middle income was 56.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 80.20 in 1960, while its lowest value was 56.44 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 80.20
1961 79.88
1962 78.71
1963 78.13
1964 76.27
1965 76.19
1966 77.60
1967 78.37
1968 77.98
1969 77.01
1970 77.39
1971 78.08
1972 77.55
1973 77.44
1974 77.29
1975 79.17
1976 78.50
1977 77.78
1978 77.82
1979 76.20
1980 74.64
1981 77.90
1982 76.81
1983 75.98
1984 74.53
1985 74.03
1986 76.53
1987 75.04
1988 75.71
1989 75.35
1990 77.50
1991 80.18
1992 79.59
1993 79.87
1994 77.28
1995 74.73
1996 74.44
1997 75.98
1998 76.44
1999 76.82
2000 74.21
2001 73.06
2002 71.91
2003 69.82
2004 68.00
2005 65.95
2006 65.11
2007 63.63
2008 62.11
2009 62.03
2010 61.21
2011 59.43
2012 59.09
2013 59.36
2014 58.89
2015 58.65
2016 58.55
2017 57.97
2018 57.61
2019 56.84
2020 56.44

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 Middle income was 22.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 22.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.20 in 1961.

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 5.73
1961 5.20
1962 5.59
1963 5.58
1964 5.63
1965 5.79
1966 6.54
1967 5.68
1968 5.71
1969 5.96
1970 6.25
1971 6.41
1972 6.47
1973 7.00
1974 9.17
1975 8.51
1976 9.19
1977 9.16
1978 8.95
1979 10.19
1980 11.31
1981 9.46
1982 10.15
1983 10.66
1984 11.04
1985 11.33
1986 8.55
1987 9.40
1988 8.96
1989 8.84
1990 8.26
1991 6.49
1992 7.54
1993 8.03
1994 7.32
1995 7.74
1996 8.55
1997 8.68
1998 8.71
1999 9.23
2000 9.52
2001 10.53
2002 10.87
2003 11.94
2004 13.00
2005 14.16
2006 15.79
2007 17.23
2008 19.06
2009 19.16
2010 19.80
2011 20.90
2012 21.43
2013 21.36
2014 22.12
2015 21.51
2016 21.21
2017 22.03
2018 22.62
2019 22.93
2020 22.48

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 Middle income was 22.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 22.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.19 in 1960.

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 2.19
1961 2.26
1962 2.27
1963 2.38
1964 2.72
1965 2.94
1966 3.17
1967 3.01
1968 2.87
1969 2.72
1970 2.53
1971 2.60
1972 2.44
1973 2.52
1974 2.45
1975 2.33
1976 2.25
1977 2.46
1978 2.59
1979 2.91
1980 2.98
1981 2.87
1982 3.02
1983 3.11
1984 3.45
1985 3.43
1986 3.39
1987 3.86
1988 3.92
1989 4.05
1990 4.09
1991 4.00
1992 4.35
1993 4.61
1994 4.78
1995 5.53
1996 5.47
1997 5.87
1998 6.31
1999 6.91
2000 7.59
2001 8.10
2002 9.25
2003 10.24
2004 10.87
2005 11.73
2006 12.70
2007 13.60
2008 13.68
2009 14.84
2010 15.66
2011 15.72
2012 16.09
2013 16.45
2014 17.47
2015 19.68
2016 20.49
2017 20.33
2018 20.27
2019 21.29
2020 22.04

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 Middle income was 5.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.75 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.22 in 1960.

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 0.22
1961 0.35
1962 0.26
1963 0.34
1964 0.33
1965 0.36
1966 0.37
1967 0.49
1968 0.48
1969 0.46
1970 0.51
1971 0.53
1972 0.55
1973 0.54
1974 0.50
1975 0.52
1976 0.47
1977 0.54
1978 0.56
1979 0.50
1980 0.53
1981 0.77
1982 1.16
1983 1.15
1984 1.25
1985 1.33
1986 1.14
1987 1.22
1988 1.15
1989 0.92
1990 0.71
1991 0.71
1992 2.73
1993 3.50
1994 5.95
1995 6.52
1996 6.65
1997 6.11
1998 5.42
1999 4.80
2000 5.48
2001 5.39
2002 5.62
2003 6.02
2004 6.12
2005 6.38
2006 6.44
2007 7.15
2008 7.75
2009 6.62
2010 6.17
2011 6.80
2012 7.19
2013 6.66
2014 6.26
2015 5.65
2016 5.23
2017 5.49
2018 5.72
2019 6.10
2020 5.97

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 Middle income was 5.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.63 in 1961.

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 2.05
1961 1.63
1962 2.41
1963 2.59
1964 3.00
1965 3.69
1966 3.51
1967 3.33
1968 3.53
1969 3.72
1970 3.94
1971 3.62
1972 4.11
1973 4.21
1974 4.12
1975 3.90
1976 3.92
1977 4.03
1978 3.81
1979 4.36
1980 4.16
1981 4.17
1982 4.44
1983 4.56
1984 4.85
1985 4.90
1986 4.38
1987 4.35
1988 4.31
1989 4.47
1990 3.95
1991 3.92
1992 3.93
1993 3.94
1994 4.14
1995 4.18
1996 4.48
1997 4.77
1998 4.89
1999 4.20
2000 4.05
2001 4.35
2002 3.88
2003 4.15
2004 4.24
2005 4.49
2006 4.55
2007 4.71
2008 4.86
2009 4.94
2010 4.97
2011 5.06
2012 5.03
2013 4.93
2014 4.86
2015 4.78
2016 4.84
2017 4.97
2018 4.96
2019 5.03
2020 5.19

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 Middle income was 1.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.77 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.33 in 1994.

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 2.09
1961 1.91
1962 2.02
1963 2.56
1964 2.33
1965 2.42
1966 2.39
1967 2.06
1968 2.40
1969 2.41
1970 2.56
1971 2.70
1972 2.82
1973 2.82
1974 5.07
1975 4.45
1976 4.84
1977 4.53
1978 4.48
1979 5.55
1980 6.77
1981 4.01
1982 4.70
1983 4.73
1984 4.75
1985 4.63
1986 2.76
1987 3.66
1988 3.16
1989 3.31
1990 3.22
1991 1.89
1992 1.94
1993 1.65
1994 1.33
1995 1.35
1996 1.55
1997 1.57
1998 1.37
1999 1.53
2000 1.77
2001 1.71
2002 1.60
2003 1.64
2004 1.78
2005 1.85
2006 2.40
2007 2.47
2008 3.00
2009 2.77
2010 2.66
2011 2.64
2012 2.59
2013 2.36
2014 2.28
2015 1.78
2016 1.68
2017 1.98
2018 2.32
2019 1.98
2020 1.66

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 Middle income was 2.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.24 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.76 in 1985.

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 2.14
1961 2.02
1962 2.06
1963 1.78
1964 1.81
1965 1.97
1966 1.58
1967 1.42
1968 1.30
1969 1.44
1970 1.36
1971 1.17
1972 1.05
1973 1.27
1974 1.09
1975 1.17
1976 1.42
1977 1.18
1978 1.01
1979 0.95
1980 0.79
1981 0.94
1982 0.89
1983 0.96
1984 0.92
1985 0.76
1986 0.83
1987 0.80
1988 0.91
1989 0.89
1990 0.94
1991 1.01
1992 1.03
1993 1.11
1994 0.92
1995 1.06
1996 1.27
1997 1.13
1998 1.18
1999 1.10
2000 1.15
2001 1.33
2002 1.37
2003 1.44
2004 1.62
2005 1.59
2006 1.62
2007 1.75
2008 1.90
2009 1.85
2010 1.99
2011 2.06
2012 1.96
2013 2.02
2014 2.08
2015 2.11
2016 2.05
2017 2.16
2018 2.21
2019 2.24
2020 2.16

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 Middle income was 2.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.98 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.01 in 1963.

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 1.34
1961 1.13
1962 1.04
1963 1.01
1964 2.10
1965 2.03
1966 1.56
1967 1.48
1968 1.83
1969 1.98
1970 1.96
1971 1.90
1972 1.86
1973 1.64
1974 1.37
1975 1.21
1976 1.36
1977 1.43
1978 1.22
1979 1.42
1980 1.67
1981 1.60
1982 1.31
1983 1.22
1984 1.56
1985 1.75
1986 1.38
1987 1.32
1988 1.26
1989 1.44
1990 1.44
1991 1.30
1992 1.16
1993 1.14
1994 1.19
1995 1.30
1996 1.50
1997 1.59
1998 1.47
1999 1.81
2000 2.08
2001 2.08
2002 2.08
2003 2.14
2004 2.65
2005 2.58
2006 2.83
2007 2.94
2008 3.20
2009 3.14
2010 3.28
2011 3.70
2012 3.91
2013 3.94
2014 3.98
2015 3.02
2016 2.78
2017 3.11
2018 3.31
2019 3.16
2020 2.79

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Middle income was 3.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.44 in 1964, while its lowest value was 2.83 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.77
1961 10.80
1962 11.23
1963 11.21
1964 11.44
1965 10.40
1966 9.82
1967 9.85
1968 9.62
1969 10.27
1970 9.74
1971 9.41
1972 9.62
1973 9.56
1974 8.13
1975 7.25
1976 7.24
1977 8.06
1978 8.52
1979 8.11
1980 8.45
1981 7.74
1982 7.67
1983 8.30
1984 8.69
1985 9.17
1986 9.59
1987 9.76
1988 9.58
1989 9.57
1990 8.16
1991 7.00
1992 5.27
1993 4.18
1994 4.41
1995 5.33
1996 4.65
1997 2.97
1998 2.92
1999 2.83
2000 3.67
2001 3.99
2002 4.29
2003 4.54
2004 4.72
2005 5.43
2006 4.35
2007 3.75
2008 3.49
2009 3.80
2010 4.07
2011 4.59
2012 4.15
2013 4.28
2014 4.17
2015 4.34
2016 4.38
2017 3.99
2018 3.59
2019 3.35
2020 3.74

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Middle income was $5,688,100,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,337,130,000,000 in 2018 and $18,563,180,000 in 1962.

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 $19,037,340,000
1961 $20,310,720,000
1962 $18,563,180,000
1963 $19,640,530,000
1964 $22,744,810,000
1965 $23,167,820,000
1966 $25,293,170,000
1967 $27,441,130,000
1968 $29,328,070,000
1969 $30,632,060,000
1970 $33,106,860,000
1971 $36,804,550,000
1972 $41,476,270,000
1973 $61,095,210,000
1974 $99,216,620,000
1975 $120,120,000,000
1976 $123,180,000,000
1977 $143,903,000,000
1978 $170,436,000,000
1979 $195,043,000,000
1980 $245,348,000,000
1981 $317,799,000,000
1982 $286,231,000,000
1983 $262,654,000,000
1984 $259,726,000,000
1985 $266,604,000,000
1986 $257,885,000,000
1987 $280,542,000,000
1988 $323,073,000,000
1989 $361,931,000,000
1990 $417,614,000,000
1991 $461,281,000,000
1992 $577,814,000,000
1993 $623,667,000,000
1994 $719,789,000,000
1995 $880,124,000,000
1996 $944,596,000,000
1997 $1,010,970,000,000
1998 $981,321,000,000
1999 $996,093,000,000
2000 $1,175,760,000,000
2001 $1,176,090,000,000
2002 $1,267,790,000,000
2003 $1,527,440,000,000
2004 $1,972,450,000,000
2005 $2,353,890,000,000
2006 $2,809,630,000,000
2007 $3,461,400,000,000
2008 $4,316,320,000,000
2009 $3,426,510,000,000
2010 $4,487,640,000,000
2011 $5,580,380,000,000
2012 $5,826,110,000,000
2013 $6,059,800,000,000
2014 $6,026,520,000,000
2015 $5,113,330,000,000
2016 $4,925,560,000,000
2017 $5,661,100,000,000
2018 $6,337,130,000,000
2019 $6,171,320,000,000
2020 $5,688,100,000,000

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 Middle income was 17.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.12 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 4.30
1961 4.12
1962 4.47
1963 5.09
1964 6.67
1965 7.62
1966 6.04
1967 6.10
1968 6.69
1969 6.76
1970 6.62
1971 6.10
1972 6.35
1973 6.00
1974 5.41
1975 5.07
1976 5.07
1977 5.00
1978 4.71
1979 5.49
1980 5.60
1981 4.90
1982 5.38
1983 5.06
1984 5.74
1985 5.47
1986 5.33
1987 5.80
1988 5.75
1989 6.25
1990 6.08
1991 6.33
1992 7.59
1993 7.93
1994 11.00
1995 12.20
1996 12.36
1997 12.37
1998 11.93
1999 11.12
2000 12.61
2001 12.43
2002 12.92
2003 13.70
2004 14.28
2005 14.46
2006 14.75
2007 15.39
2008 15.34
2009 15.00
2010 14.92
2011 15.08
2012 15.33
2013 15.00
2014 14.82
2015 15.50
2016 15.86
2017 16.01
2018 16.18
2019 16.88
2020 17.34

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports