Upper 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 Upper middle income was 4.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.76 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.99 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 2.31
1961 2.30
1962 1.99
1963 3.03
1964 3.00
1965 3.18
1966 3.10
1967 3.22
1968 3.54
1969 3.12
1970 3.07
1971 4.03
1972 4.29
1973 5.22
1974 10.12
1975 9.30
1976 10.43
1977 10.02
1978 8.29
1979 10.01
1980 11.76
1981 10.82
1982 11.32
1983 10.49
1984 8.60
1985 6.77
1986 4.86
1987 5.94
1988 4.90
1989 5.16
1990 5.40
1991 3.44
1992 2.88
1993 2.45
1994 2.03
1995 2.14
1996 2.40
1997 2.45
1998 2.20
1999 2.35
2000 3.37
2001 3.19
2002 2.89
2003 3.20
2004 3.69
2005 3.97
2006 4.25
2007 3.88
2008 5.29
2009 4.68
2010 4.81
2011 5.10
2012 5.54
2013 5.51
2014 5.41
2015 4.20
2016 3.67
2017 4.09
2018 5.01
2019 5.18
2020 4.60

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Upper middle income was 4,188,810,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,606,220,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 16,927,250,000 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 17,367,850,000
1961 16,927,250,000
1962 17,304,410,000
1963 18,304,410,000
1964 20,480,870,000
1965 21,668,500,000
1966 23,913,870,000
1967 25,007,560,000
1968 26,840,040,000
1969 28,664,400,000
1970 32,750,370,000
1971 36,393,300,000
1972 41,390,860,000
1973 57,405,350,000
1974 93,724,420,000
1975 104,074,000,000
1976 99,940,930,000
1977 108,145,000,000
1978 127,631,000,000
1979 165,364,000,000
1980 235,449,000,000
1981 260,890,000,000
1982 226,763,000,000
1983 203,402,000,000
1984 214,650,000,000
1985 221,722,000,000
1986 226,605,000,000
1987 245,570,000,000
1988 292,876,000,000
1989 321,667,000,000
1990 335,356,000,000
1991 363,498,000,000
1992 422,888,000,000
1993 477,287,000,000
1994 561,987,000,000
1995 672,655,000,000
1996 729,750,000,000
1997 782,410,000,000
1998 735,516,000,000
1999 742,305,000,000
2000 909,634,000,000
2001 912,260,000,000
2002 975,675,000,000
2003 1,185,790,000,000
2004 1,550,280,000,000
2005 1,833,230,000,000
2006 2,183,620,000,000
2007 2,635,040,000,000
2008 3,192,630,000,000
2009 2,533,720,000,000
2010 3,358,510,000,000
2011 4,152,750,000,000
2012 4,328,310,000,000
2013 4,554,210,000,000
2014 4,486,060,000,000
2015 3,812,450,000,000
2016 3,579,160,000,000
2017 4,102,980,000,000
2018 4,606,220,000,000
2019 4,469,010,000,000
2020 4,188,810,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Upper middle income was 59.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.39 in 1991, while its lowest value was 59.44 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 79.12
1961 80.00
1962 78.73
1963 77.24
1964 75.56
1965 75.61
1966 77.29
1967 77.98
1968 77.77
1969 77.48
1970 77.85
1971 78.28
1972 77.92
1973 77.23
1974 77.52
1975 77.84
1976 75.63
1977 74.73
1978 75.11
1979 73.73
1980 73.06
1981 77.23
1982 75.11
1983 73.34
1984 72.41
1985 73.38
1986 76.40
1987 74.98
1988 76.12
1989 75.88
1990 79.09
1991 82.39
1992 80.67
1993 80.75
1994 79.36
1995 77.19
1996 76.42
1997 77.55
1998 78.52
1999 79.32
2000 76.66
2001 75.88
2002 74.70
2003 72.42
2004 70.44
2005 68.27
2006 66.58
2007 64.80
2008 63.05
2009 63.28
2010 62.17
2011 60.37
2012 60.20
2013 60.79
2014 60.83
2015 61.32
2016 61.74
2017 61.16
2018 60.43
2019 59.55
2020 59.44

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 Upper middle income was 20.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.26 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.86 in 1960.

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 2.86
1961 3.37
1962 3.36
1963 3.82
1964 4.03
1965 4.30
1966 4.54
1967 4.16
1968 4.42
1969 4.78
1970 4.89
1971 5.16
1972 5.57
1973 6.05
1974 8.83
1975 8.74
1976 10.68
1977 10.44
1978 10.27
1979 11.46
1980 12.26
1981 9.83
1982 10.97
1983 12.00
1984 12.11
1985 11.88
1986 8.19
1987 9.28
1988 8.57
1989 8.19
1990 7.48
1991 5.23
1992 6.40
1993 7.11
1994 6.02
1995 6.37
1996 7.21
1997 7.34
1998 7.15
1999 7.35
2000 8.43
2001 9.49
2002 9.69
2003 10.91
2004 12.32
2005 13.53
2006 14.58
2007 15.78
2008 17.67
2009 17.42
2010 18.43
2011 19.38
2012 19.80
2013 19.88
2014 20.29
2015 19.31
2016 18.93
2017 19.77
2018 20.64
2019 21.26
2020 20.97

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 Upper middle income was 18.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 18.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.86 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 0.86
1961 1.09
1962 0.98
1963 1.09
1964 0.93
1965 1.03
1966 1.48
1967 2.45
1968 2.62
1969 2.48
1970 2.25
1971 2.10
1972 2.03
1973 2.21
1974 2.01
1975 1.74
1976 1.79
1977 1.93
1978 2.51
1979 2.69
1980 2.65
1981 2.42
1982 2.85
1983 3.18
1984 3.28
1985 3.17
1986 3.11
1987 3.61
1988 3.59
1989 3.61
1990 3.81
1991 3.58
1992 3.88
1993 3.99
1994 4.03
1995 4.43
1996 4.80
1997 5.09
1998 5.28
1999 5.90
2000 6.82
2001 7.42
2002 8.61
2003 9.58
2004 10.23
2005 11.07
2006 11.90
2007 12.53
2008 12.43
2009 13.39
2010 14.25
2011 14.07
2012 14.46
2013 14.53
2014 15.10
2015 16.93
2016 17.48
2017 17.39
2018 17.30
2019 18.10
2020 18.96

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 Upper middle income was 6.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.92 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.36 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
1960 0.36
1961 0.52
1962 0.36
1963 0.47
1964 0.47
1965 0.49
1966 0.52
1967 0.69
1968 0.62
1969 0.61
1970 0.57
1971 0.59
1972 0.61
1973 0.59
1974 0.53
1975 0.47
1976 0.60
1977 0.72
1978 0.67
1979 0.53
1980 0.52
1981 0.83
1982 1.06
1983 1.01
1984 1.36
1985 1.20
1986 1.02
1987 1.24
1988 1.09
1989 0.73
1990 0.52
1991 0.48
1992 3.28
1993 3.99
1994 5.74
1995 6.40
1996 6.38
1997 5.88
1998 5.13
1999 4.56
2000 5.25
2001 5.00
2002 5.37
2003 5.73
2004 5.84
2005 6.22
2006 6.41
2007 7.30
2008 7.92
2009 6.61
2010 6.18
2011 6.94
2012 7.33
2013 6.90
2014 6.58
2015 6.04
2016 5.55
2017 5.93
2018 6.16
2019 6.60
2020 6.35

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 Upper middle income was 5.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.09 in 1965, while its lowest value was 2.52 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 3.40
1961 2.52
1962 3.67
1963 3.99
1964 4.88
1965 6.09
1966 5.24
1967 4.60
1968 4.81
1969 5.33
1970 5.42
1971 5.10
1972 5.33
1973 5.46
1974 5.04
1975 5.25
1976 5.47
1977 5.63
1978 5.10
1979 5.86
1980 5.12
1981 4.92
1982 5.58
1983 5.86
1984 5.79
1985 5.49
1986 5.27
1987 4.86
1988 4.91
1989 5.15
1990 4.70
1991 4.64
1992 4.62
1993 4.43
1994 4.63
1995 4.77
1996 5.09
1997 5.46
1998 5.53
1999 4.58
2000 4.44
2001 4.72
2002 4.13
2003 4.50
2004 4.65
2005 4.98
2006 5.06
2007 5.26
2008 5.61
2009 5.60
2010 5.70
2011 5.77
2012 5.63
2013 5.45
2014 5.32
2015 5.22
2016 5.31
2017 5.51
2018 5.62
2019 5.71
2020 5.78

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 Upper middle income was 1.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.10 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.13 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 1.19
1961 1.23
1962 1.21
1963 2.20
1964 2.46
1965 2.68
1966 2.63
1967 1.99
1968 2.39
1969 2.35
1970 2.29
1971 2.38
1972 2.61
1973 2.98
1974 5.51
1975 5.52
1976 6.82
1977 6.38
1978 5.93
1979 7.03
1980 8.10
1981 5.01
1982 6.33
1983 6.69
1984 6.46
1985 5.77
1986 3.25
1987 4.56
1988 3.75
1989 3.74
1990 3.53
1991 1.84
1992 1.79
1993 1.53
1994 1.13
1995 1.21
1996 1.45
1997 1.43
1998 1.28
1999 1.35
2000 1.69
2001 1.63
2002 1.54
2003 1.66
2004 1.87
2005 1.93
2006 2.00
2007 1.99
2008 2.62
2009 2.45
2010 2.42
2011 2.28
2012 2.18
2013 2.04
2014 2.06
2015 1.55
2016 1.41
2017 1.67
2018 1.92
2019 1.72
2020 1.45

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 Upper middle income was 1.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.49 in 1979.

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 1.17
1961 1.24
1962 1.15
1963 1.07
1964 1.16
1965 0.93
1966 0.86
1967 0.84
1968 0.78
1969 0.78
1970 0.83
1971 0.78
1972 0.73
1973 0.64
1974 0.66
1975 0.61
1976 0.78
1977 0.68
1978 0.63
1979 0.49
1980 0.52
1981 0.68
1982 0.66
1983 0.59
1984 0.58
1985 0.52
1986 0.57
1987 0.52
1988 0.60
1989 0.74
1990 0.76
1991 0.80
1992 0.78
1993 0.89
1994 0.65
1995 0.69
1996 0.80
1997 0.80
1998 0.82
1999 0.79
2000 0.80
2001 0.91
2002 0.95
2003 1.02
2004 1.21
2005 1.28
2006 1.27
2007 1.40
2008 1.57
2009 1.50
2010 1.65
2011 1.69
2012 1.59
2013 1.59
2014 1.57
2015 1.63
2016 1.50
2017 1.65
2018 1.66
2019 1.70
2020 1.68

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 Upper middle income was 2.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.75 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 1964.

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 0.34
1961 0.42
1962 0.34
1963 0.44
1964 0.32
1965 0.50
1966 0.59
1967 0.52
1968 0.49
1969 0.65
1970 0.59
1971 0.65
1972 0.76
1973 0.76
1974 0.64
1975 0.73
1976 0.94
1977 1.09
1978 1.14
1979 1.28
1980 1.45
1981 1.32
1982 0.89
1983 0.79
1984 1.40
1985 1.59
1986 0.98
1987 0.82
1988 0.90
1989 0.85
1990 0.78
1991 0.86
1992 0.53
1993 0.58
1994 0.66
1995 0.69
1996 0.79
1997 0.93
1998 0.74
1999 0.91
2000 1.51
2001 1.54
2002 1.51
2003 1.66
2004 2.06
2005 2.05
2006 2.30
2007 2.47
2008 2.81
2009 2.66
2010 2.81
2011 3.31
2012 3.60
2013 3.67
2014 3.75
2015 2.49
2016 2.40
2017 2.53
2018 2.80
2019 2.76
2020 2.41

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Upper middle income was 3.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.23 in 1964, while its lowest value was 2.59 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 13.54
1961 12.98
1962 13.57
1963 13.51
1964 14.23
1965 12.68
1966 11.39
1967 10.95
1968 10.52
1969 10.32
1970 10.21
1971 10.12
1972 10.01
1973 10.12
1974 8.09
1975 7.84
1976 7.97
1977 8.85
1978 8.91
1979 8.39
1980 8.58
1981 7.59
1982 7.52
1983 8.54
1984 8.73
1985 8.88
1986 9.41
1987 9.41
1988 9.03
1989 9.29
1990 6.81
1991 5.40
1992 4.45
1993 3.82
1994 3.80
1995 4.62
1996 4.27
1997 2.86
1998 2.69
1999 2.59
2000 2.82
2001 2.90
2002 3.19
2003 3.41
2004 3.70
2005 4.19
2006 4.49
2007 4.25
2008 4.00
2009 4.51
2010 4.83
2011 5.56
2012 5.01
2013 5.04
2014 4.79
2015 4.82
2016 4.61
2017 4.16
2018 4.10
2019 3.84
2020 3.92

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Upper middle income was $4,187,790,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,572,830,000,000 in 2018 and $8,576,132,000 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 $8,576,132,000
1961 $9,775,608,000
1962 $9,018,630,000
1963 $9,632,913,000
1964 $10,222,100,000
1965 $10,617,400,000
1966 $12,125,410,000
1967 $13,983,430,000
1968 $15,368,820,000
1969 $16,362,230,000
1970 $18,485,350,000
1971 $20,796,350,000
1972 $24,780,440,000
1973 $33,978,990,000
1974 $56,205,750,000
1975 $61,514,720,000
1976 $61,596,570,000
1977 $68,785,740,000
1978 $88,361,980,000
1979 $111,323,000,000
1980 $148,817,000,000
1981 $188,270,000,000
1982 $163,633,000,000
1983 $141,743,000,000
1984 $148,342,000,000
1985 $165,054,000,000
1986 $159,859,000,000
1987 $175,991,000,000
1988 $210,986,000,000
1989 $234,485,000,000
1990 $262,143,000,000
1991 $298,139,000,000
1992 $390,937,000,000
1993 $444,163,000,000
1994 $522,381,000,000
1995 $626,673,000,000
1996 $672,044,000,000
1997 $726,277,000,000
1998 $721,667,000,000
1999 $729,942,000,000
2000 $884,264,000,000
2001 $882,205,000,000
2002 $950,201,000,000
2003 $1,152,820,000,000
2004 $1,493,570,000,000
2005 $1,766,490,000,000
2006 $2,127,460,000,000
2007 $2,601,250,000,000
2008 $3,143,710,000,000
2009 $2,481,080,000,000
2010 $3,297,170,000,000
2011 $4,082,050,000,000
2012 $4,259,930,000,000
2013 $4,486,890,000,000
2014 $4,438,690,000,000
2015 $3,689,330,000,000
2016 $3,555,830,000,000
2017 $4,072,040,000,000
2018 $4,572,830,000,000
2019 $4,448,040,000,000
2020 $4,187,790,000,000

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 Upper middle income was 15.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.65 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 4.48
1961 3.65
1962 4.34
1963 5.43
1964 6.19
1965 7.41
1966 6.78
1967 6.92
1968 7.29
1969 7.42
1970 7.06
1971 6.44
1972 6.50
1973 6.61
1974 5.55
1975 5.58
1976 5.72
1977 5.98
1978 5.71
1979 6.43
1980 6.09
1981 5.35
1982 6.40
1983 6.12
1984 6.75
1985 5.86
1986 6.00
1987 6.33
1988 6.27
1989 6.63
1990 6.61
1991 6.98
1992 8.48
1993 8.31
1994 10.82
1995 11.83
1996 12.10
1997 12.25
1998 11.63
1999 10.75
2000 12.09
2001 11.73
2002 12.42
2003 13.26
2004 13.54
2005 14.01
2006 14.35
2007 15.17
2008 15.29
2009 14.80
2010 14.57
2011 14.69
2012 14.98
2013 14.29
2014 14.10
2015 14.55
2016 14.72
2017 14.90
2018 14.83
2019 15.35
2020 15.66

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports