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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 India was 21.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 28.21 in 2013, while its lowest value was 3.30 in 1965.

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	5.25
1961	4.84
1962	4.54
1963	4.37
1964	3.88
1965	3.30
1966	3.44
1967	4.27
1968	5.04
1969	4.01
1970	5.89
1971	6.95
1972	8.72
1973	8.73
1974	15.41
1975	13.70
1976	13.01
1977	13.99
1978	15.76
1979	19.49
1980	19.25
1981	16.94
1982	23.41
1983	17.49
1984	18.01
1985	17.27
1986	14.11
1987	14.67
1988	14.75
1989	15.38
1990	17.01
1991	16.17
1992	22.06
1993	22.91
1994	22.69
1995	20.33
1996	22.47
1997	21.01
1998	17.31
1999	18.86
2000	8.45
2001	4.81
2002	4.53
2003	4.95
2004	6.86
2005	6.34
2006	19.31
2007	23.42
2008	26.17
2009	22.11
2010	24.88
2011	26.26
2012	27.79
2013	28.21
2014	25.07
2015	19.11
2016	18.12
2017	18.48
2018	21.13
2019	22.65
2020	21.99

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in India was 372,854,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 514,464,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,124,000,000 in 1970.

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	2,303,000,000
1961	2,286,000,000
1962	2,362,000,000
1963	2,477,000,000
1964	2,876,000,000
1965	2,838,000,000
1966	3,440,000,000
1967	2,773,000,000
1968	2,570,000,000
1969	2,212,000,000
1970	2,124,000,000
1971	2,424,000,000
1972	2,223,000,000
1973	3,211,000,000
1974	5,136,000,000
1975	6,381,000,000
1976	5,665,000,000
1977	6,647,000,000
1978	7,865,000,000
1979	9,827,000,000
1980	14,864,000,000
1981	15,418,000,000
1982	14,786,000,000
1983	14,061,000,000
1984	15,272,000,000
1985	15,928,000,000
1986	15,421,000,000
1987	16,675,000,000
1988	19,102,000,000
1989	20,549,000,000
1990	23,580,000,000
1991	20,448,000,000
1992	23,579,000,000
1993	22,788,000,000
1994	26,843,000,000
1995	34,707,000,000
1996	37,942,000,000
1997	41,432,000,000
1998	42,980,000,000
1999	46,979,000,000
2000	51,523,000,000
2001	50,392,000,000
2002	56,517,000,000
2003	72,558,000,000
2004	99,775,000,000
2005	142,870,000,000
2006	178,410,000,000
2007	229,370,000,000
2008	321,032,000,000
2009	257,202,000,000
2010	350,233,000,000
2011	464,462,000,000
2012	489,694,000,000
2013	465,397,000,000
2014	462,910,000,000
2015	394,131,000,000
2016	361,649,000,000
2017	449,925,000,000
2018	514,464,000,000
2019	486,059,000,000
2020	372,854,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 55.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.65 in 1961, while its lowest value was 49.86 in 2005.

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.

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Year	Value
1960	81.16
1961	82.65
1962	76.45
1963	79.35
1964	78.79
1965	77.58
1966	75.88
1967	79.37
1968	74.62
1969	64.44
1970	67.89
1971	71.67
1972	68.78
1973	69.14
1974	59.19
1975	70.56
1976	70.42
1977	60.66
1978	62.16
1979	62.43
1980	59.62
1981	59.18
1982	66.68
1983	64.20
1984	63.73
1985	65.60
1986	73.44
1987	69.83
1988	70.53
1989	71.88
1990	70.08
1991	63.91
1992	71.36
1993	74.20
1994	74.24
1995	70.09
1996	73.70
1997	77.80
1998	75.14
1999	69.66
2000	55.88
2001	52.34
2002	50.58
2003	52.19
2004	51.52
2005	49.86
2006	58.97
2007	61.87
2008	60.70
2009	59.90
2010	60.35
2011	59.81
2012	58.57
2013	57.54
2014	53.69
2015	52.25
2016	51.30
2017	50.78
2018	52.76
2019	55.73
2020	55.06

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 India was 43.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 45.54 in 2017, while its lowest value was 8.80 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	11.60
1961	9.07
1962	10.75
1963	9.25
1964	8.80
1965	8.94
1966	11.92
1967	9.35
1968	11.72
1969	15.22
1970	17.91
1971	17.89
1972	17.92
1973	18.64
1974	24.13
1975	17.49
1976	19.84
1977	27.36
1978	24.29
1979	22.26
1980	26.18
1981	24.14
1982	18.96
1983	18.69
1984	19.05
1985	18.00
1986	14.48
1987	14.77
1988	14.39
1989	12.25
1990	14.08
1991	14.41
1992	19.32
1993	16.00
1994	20.36
1995	18.89
1996	20.87
1997	21.34
1998	23.65
1999	29.29
2000	19.75
2001	18.59
2002	19.82
2003	19.83
2004	19.69
2005	19.88
2006	33.23
2007	36.38
2008	36.79
2009	38.32
2010	37.09
2011	37.59
2012	38.14
2013	38.31
2014	41.34
2015	43.03
2016	44.24
2017	45.54
2018	44.49
2019	42.28
2020	43.44

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 India was 24.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.81 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.65 in 1974.

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	2.82
1961	1.44
1962	1.56
1963	1.07
1964	1.37
1965	2.51
1966	5.40
1967	2.51
1968	2.70
1969	3.38
1970	1.04
1971	1.46
1972	0.91
1973	1.11
1974	0.65
1975	0.89
1976	0.88
1977	3.70
1978	4.50
1979	3.84
1980	3.71
1981	3.08
1982	3.01
1983	3.44
1984	4.76
1985	4.05
1986	4.85
1987	4.96
1988	5.08
1989	4.59
1990	4.13
1991	3.40
1992	4.43
1993	3.81
1994	6.60
1995	6.98
1996	7.19
1997	8.35
1998	9.47
1999	9.77
2000	8.74
2001	9.46
2002	10.49
2003	11.76
2004	12.18
2005	12.42
2006	15.66
2007	16.63
2008	16.27
2009	18.00
2010	18.20
2011	18.72
2012	17.67
2013	18.42
2014	20.67
2015	24.34
2016	25.81
2017	24.76
2018	22.87
2019	22.93
2020	24.48

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 India was 3.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.44 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.04 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.

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Year	Value
1960	0.04
1961	0.05
1962	0.19
1963	0.32
1964	0.21
1965	0.28
1966	0.26
1967	0.10
1968	0.40
1969	0.61
1970	0.83
1971	0.91
1972	0.40
1973	0.59
1974	0.57
1975	0.56
1976	0.24
1977	0.58
1978	0.33
1979	0.29
1980	0.33
1981	0.77
1982	0.55
1983	0.22
1984	0.39
1985	0.52
1986	0.66
1987	0.77
1988	0.93
1989	0.43
1990	0.48
1991	0.38
1992	1.38
1993	0.45
1994	2.51
1995	3.44
1996	2.66
1997	2.32
1998	2.00
1999	1.89
2000	1.57
2001	1.65
2002	1.52
2003	1.68
2004	1.84
2005	2.08
2006	2.27
2007	2.25
2008	2.67
2009	2.89
2010	1.87
2011	1.75
2012	2.22
2013	1.86
2014	2.09
2015	2.09
2016	2.51
2017	2.97
2018	2.52
2019	2.73
2020	3.13

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 India was 3.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.59 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.05 in 1963.

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	0.24
1961	0.21
1962	0.09
1963	0.05
1964	0.29
1965	0.27
1966	0.37
1967	0.86
1968	0.41
1969	0.96
1970	0.78
1971	0.47
1972	0.34
1973	2.60
1974	1.57
1975	1.09
1976	0.86
1977	2.70
1978	1.60
1979	1.07
1980	1.90
1981	2.19
1982	1.95
1983	1.60
1984	3.15
1985	2.51
1986	1.92
1987	2.36
1988	2.12
1989	2.01
1990	1.78
1991	1.65
1992	1.48
1993	1.02
1994	2.75
1995	1.26
1996	1.00
1997	1.07
1998	1.41
1999	1.66
2000	1.36
2001	1.69
2002	1.45
2003	1.30
2004	1.37
2005	1.29
2006	1.55
2007	1.49
2008	1.28
2009	2.04
2010	1.89
2011	1.83
2012	2.66
2013	3.17
2014	3.59
2015	3.21
2016	3.21
2017	3.55
2018	3.28
2019	3.00
2020	3.58

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 India was 5.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.04 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.21 in 2004.

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	5.37
1961	4.53
1962	5.88
1963	5.75
1964	4.20
1965	4.11
1966	4.39
1967	3.84
1968	4.51
1969	4.59
1970	8.41
1971	9.17
1972	9.96
1973	9.45
1974	18.68
1975	13.47
1976	14.51
1977	16.01
1978	15.80
1979	15.16
1980	19.04
1981	16.83
1982	12.52
1983	11.78
1984	9.12
1985	9.44
1986	5.56
1987	4.82
1988	4.49
1989	3.59
1990	5.98
1991	6.63
1992	7.78
1993	5.73
1994	5.01
1995	3.84
1996	4.18
1997	4.38
1998	4.16
1999	5.73
2000	2.94
2001	1.88
2002	1.81
2003	1.35
2004	1.21
2005	1.33
2006	8.35
2007	10.03
2008	10.01
2009	8.70
2010	7.65
2011	8.17
2012	8.41
2013	7.85
2014	7.02
2015	5.53
2016	6.11
2017	6.90
2018	8.62
2019	6.66
2020	5.86

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 India was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.60 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1989.

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	2.25
1961	1.74
1962	2.60
1963	1.94
1964	1.88
1965	2.59
1966	1.06
1967	1.42
1968	1.45
1969	1.88
1970	1.43
1971	1.05
1972	1.47
1973	1.76
1974	1.05
1975	1.23
1976	1.60
1977	1.15
1978	0.98
1979	0.91
1980	1.04
1981	1.33
1982	0.87
1983	0.73
1984	0.79
1985	0.76
1986	0.61
1987	0.62
1988	0.61
1989	0.35
1990	0.46
1991	0.54
1992	0.86
1993	0.48
1994	0.52
1995	0.60
1996	0.56
1997	0.60
1998	1.02
1999	0.91
2000	0.94
2001	1.16
2002	0.93
2003	0.90
2004	0.89
2005	0.94
2006	0.84
2007	0.84
2008	0.62
2009	0.59
2010	0.59
2011	0.55
2012	0.55
2013	0.53
2014	0.58
2015	0.77
2016	0.76
2017	0.57
2018	0.76
2019	0.77
2020	0.83

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 India was 6.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.22 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.92 in 1982.

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	3.14
1961	2.84
1962	3.03
1963	2.07
1964	2.74
1965	1.76
1966	1.49
1967	2.03
1968	3.70
1969	5.68
1970	6.84
1971	5.88
1972	6.31
1973	4.88
1974	2.67
1975	1.48
1976	3.37
1977	4.39
1978	2.06
1979	1.89
1980	1.20
1981	1.28
1982	0.92
1983	1.65
1984	1.64
1985	1.48
1986	1.49
1987	1.86
1988	1.77
1989	1.64
1990	1.71
1991	2.35
1992	4.24
1993	4.99
1994	3.50
1995	3.37
1996	5.84
1997	5.22
1998	6.60
1999	10.22
2000	5.14
2001	3.91
2002	4.56
2003	3.73
2004	3.10
2005	2.76
2006	5.40
2007	5.98
2008	6.55
2009	6.70
2010	7.48
2011	7.12
2012	7.20
2013	7.01
2014	7.97
2015	7.86
2016	6.60
2017	7.35
2018	7.20
2019	6.96
2020	6.39

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in India was 0.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.32 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.14 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.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.98
1961	6.55
1962	10.20
1963	9.46
1964	10.53
1965	10.89
1966	11.15
1967	9.86
1968	12.22
1969	18.46
1970	12.78
1971	9.39
1972	11.83
1973	10.46
1974	15.63
1975	10.72
1976	8.13
1977	10.83
1978	12.57
1979	14.41
1980	13.16
1981	15.35
1982	13.49
1983	16.39
1984	16.42
1985	15.64
1986	11.47
1987	14.78
1988	14.47
1989	15.52
1990	15.37
1991	21.14
1992	8.46
1993	9.33
1994	4.88
1995	10.41
1996	4.88
1997	0.27
1998	0.19
1999	0.14
2000	23.42
2001	27.90
2002	28.67
2003	27.09
2004	27.89
2005	29.32
2006	6.96
2007	0.91
2008	1.90
2009	1.19
2010	1.97
2011	2.06
2012	2.73
2013	3.63
2014	4.38
2015	3.95
2016	3.70
2017	3.10
2018	1.99
2019	1.22
2020	0.66

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in India was $368,030,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $508,988,000,000 in 2018 and $2,093,310,000 in 1970.

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	$2,249,400,000
1961	$2,213,300,000
1962	$2,311,200,000
1963	$2,438,800,000
1964	$2,661,100,000
1965	$2,772,900,000
1966	$2,731,700,000
1967	$2,672,600,000
1968	$2,507,480,000
1969	$2,116,140,000
1970	$2,093,310,000
1971	$2,408,930,000
1972	$2,235,360,000
1973	$3,233,580,000
1974	$5,063,860,000
1975	$6,197,190,000
1976	$5,098,090,000
1977	$6,663,010,000
1978	$7,819,490,000
1979	$9,898,310,000
1980	$14,821,820,000
1981	$14,549,560,000
1982	$15,634,830,000
1983	$13,892,730,000
1984	$15,115,250,000
1985	$16,329,000,000
1986	$15,051,440,000
1987	$16,838,040,000
1988	$19,034,720,000
1989	$19,297,490,000
1990	$23,991,420,000
1991	$19,509,430,000
1992	$23,196,570,000
1993	$21,268,790,000
1994	$25,484,480,000
1995	$34,486,530,000
1996	$36,054,760,000
1997	$40,896,430,000
1998	$42,162,070,000
1999	$47,900,500,000
2000	$50,259,700,000
2001	$50,129,320,000
2002	$58,811,450,000
2003	$73,931,350,000
2004	$99,815,190,000
2005	$139,667,000,000
2006	$176,526,000,000
2007	$234,640,000,000
2008	$321,399,000,000
2009	$257,649,000,000
2010	$350,780,000,000
2011	$465,073,000,000
2012	$490,405,000,000
2013	$467,939,000,000
2014	$460,501,000,000
2015	$392,230,000,000
2016	$356,320,000,000
2017	$442,983,000,000
2018	$508,988,000,000
2019	$479,894,000,000
2020	$368,030,000,000

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 India was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.60 in 1962, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1989.

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	2.25
1961	1.74
1962	2.60
1963	1.94
1964	1.88
1965	2.59
1966	1.06
1967	1.42
1968	1.45
1969	1.88
1970	1.43
1971	1.05
1972	1.47
1973	1.76
1974	1.05
1975	1.23
1976	1.60
1977	1.15
1978	0.98
1979	0.91
1980	1.04
1981	1.33
1982	0.87
1983	0.73
1984	0.79
1985	0.76
1986	0.61
1987	0.62
1988	0.61
1989	0.35
1990	0.46
1991	0.54
1992	0.86
1993	0.48
1994	0.52
1995	0.60
1996	0.56
1997	0.60
1998	1.02
1999	0.91
2000	0.94
2001	1.16
2002	0.93
2003	0.90
2004	0.89
2005	0.94
2006	0.84
2007	0.84
2008	0.62
2009	0.59
2010	0.59
2011	0.55
2012	0.55
2013	0.53
2014	0.58
2015	0.77
2016	0.76
2017	0.57
2018	0.76
2019	0.77
2020	0.83

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports