Lower 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 Lower middle income was 9.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.68 in 2012, while its lowest value was 2.14 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 2.52
1961 2.52
1962 2.48
1963 2.75
1964 2.59
1965 2.43
1966 2.14
1967 2.41
1968 2.42
1969 2.16
1970 2.47
1971 2.77
1972 3.37
1973 3.10
1974 6.52
1975 5.35
1976 4.32
1977 4.51
1978 4.84
1979 7.31
1980 11.01
1981 8.74
1982 9.53
1983 8.04
1984 9.02
1985 8.64
1986 6.98
1987 7.28
1988 6.66
1989 7.17
1990 7.15
1991 6.61
1992 7.45
1993 6.96
1994 7.02
1995 6.66
1996 6.82
1997 6.91
1998 6.11
1999 7.62
2000 7.30
2001 6.44
2002 6.26
2003 6.39
2004 6.96
2005 7.89
2006 11.80
2007 12.62
2008 13.79
2009 11.81
2010 13.80
2011 13.72
2012 14.68
2013 14.17
2014 12.95
2015 10.18
2016 9.05
2017 10.00
2018 11.05
2019 10.82
2020 9.59

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Lower middle income was 1,518,230,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,809,570,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 11,775,680,000 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 12,729,360,000
1961 12,915,010,000
1962 11,775,680,000
1963 12,763,620,000
1964 14,673,180,000
1965 15,215,780,000
1966 16,041,270,000
1967 16,099,840,000
1968 15,836,830,000
1969 16,719,780,000
1970 18,606,150,000
1971 20,785,350,000
1972 23,103,800,000
1973 30,698,410,000
1974 48,459,130,000
1975 66,195,230,000
1976 70,518,500,000
1977 84,747,830,000
1978 97,406,230,000
1979 96,608,990,000
1980 129,166,000,000
1981 145,677,000,000
1982 136,306,000,000
1983 135,588,000,000
1984 127,448,000,000
1985 119,232,000,000
1986 113,051,000,000
1987 123,748,000,000
1988 140,419,000,000
1989 153,606,000,000
1990 167,102,000,000
1991 177,311,000,000
1992 190,247,000,000
1993 192,955,000,000
1994 205,567,000,000
1995 254,754,000,000
1996 277,616,000,000
1997 297,551,000,000
1998 275,762,000,000
1999 277,254,000,000
2000 305,440,000,000
2001 305,579,000,000
2002 326,959,000,000
2003 385,093,000,000
2004 487,164,000,000
2005 617,304,000,000
2006 718,907,000,000
2007 896,612,000,000
2008 1,187,650,000,000
2009 950,898,000,000
2010 1,199,740,000,000
2011 1,506,280,000,000
2012 1,580,490,000,000
2013 1,575,980,000,000
2014 1,595,080,000,000
2015 1,422,080,000,000
2016 1,372,920,000,000
2017 1,593,660,000,000
2018 1,809,570,000,000
2019 1,765,620,000,000
2020 1,518,230,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Lower middle income was 48.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 81.36 in 1976, while its lowest value was 48.06 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 81.09
1961 79.78
1962 78.69
1963 78.98
1964 76.85
1965 76.69
1966 77.89
1967 78.77
1968 78.20
1969 76.47
1970 76.81
1971 77.81
1972 77.01
1973 77.70
1974 76.98
1975 80.56
1976 81.36
1977 80.58
1978 80.74
1979 79.49
1980 77.08
1981 78.87
1982 79.09
1983 79.06
1984 77.35
1985 75.09
1986 76.73
1987 75.13
1988 74.94
1989 74.36
1990 74.82
1991 76.13
1992 77.34
1993 77.67
1994 71.77
1995 68.64
1996 69.56
1997 71.97
1998 70.66
1999 69.95
2000 66.75
2001 64.59
2002 63.57
2003 61.83
2004 60.40
2005 58.96
2006 60.52
2007 60.08
2008 59.60
2009 58.75
2010 58.55
2011 56.86
2012 56.05
2013 55.29
2014 53.48
2015 51.73
2016 50.29
2017 49.80
2018 50.30
2019 49.84
2020 48.06

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 Lower middle income was 26.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.81 in 2017, while its lowest value was 6.90 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 8.08
1961 6.90
1962 7.70
1963 7.26
1964 6.93
1965 7.04
1966 8.39
1967 7.26
1968 7.13
1969 7.32
1970 7.97
1971 8.04
1972 7.81
1973 8.19
1974 9.61
1975 8.28
1976 7.70
1977 7.98
1978 7.54
1979 8.51
1980 9.83
1981 8.93
1982 9.04
1983 9.10
1984 9.60
1985 10.42
1986 9.14
1987 9.61
1988 9.68
1989 10.03
1990 9.56
1991 8.79
1992 9.94
1993 10.29
1994 10.76
1995 11.13
1996 11.85
1997 12.12
1998 13.05
1999 14.41
2000 12.82
2001 13.64
2002 14.43
2003 15.10
2004 15.13
2005 16.05
2006 19.56
2007 21.59
2008 22.78
2009 23.75
2010 23.60
2011 25.07
2012 25.88
2013 25.56
2014 27.22
2015 27.20
2016 27.11
2017 27.81
2018 27.76
2019 27.24
2020 26.68

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 Lower middle income was 30.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.67 in 1978.

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 3.28
1961 3.35
1962 3.49
1963 3.63
1964 4.18
1965 4.56
1966 4.71
1967 3.59
1968 3.14
1969 3.00
1970 2.89
1971 3.23
1972 3.05
1973 2.90
1974 3.02
1975 2.95
1976 2.70
1977 2.94
1978 2.67
1979 3.21
1980 3.50
1981 3.53
1982 3.25
1983 3.02
1984 3.68
1985 3.84
1986 3.84
1987 4.29
1988 4.54
1989 4.86
1990 4.56
1991 4.76
1992 5.34
1993 6.14
1994 6.76
1995 8.26
1996 7.11
1997 7.86
1998 9.15
1999 9.70
2000 9.93
2001 10.13
2002 11.16
2003 12.28
2004 12.86
2005 13.69
2006 15.20
2007 16.85
2008 17.04
2009 18.65
2010 19.57
2011 20.24
2012 20.50
2013 21.92
2014 24.11
2015 26.79
2016 28.29
2017 27.87
2018 27.98
2019 29.53
2020 30.64

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 Lower middle income was 4.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.31 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.10 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 0.10
1961 0.19
1962 0.18
1963 0.21
1964 0.23
1965 0.25
1966 0.24
1967 0.28
1968 0.32
1969 0.30
1970 0.42
1971 0.46
1972 0.45
1973 0.49
1974 0.44
1975 0.58
1976 0.34
1977 0.38
1978 0.45
1979 0.45
1980 0.54
1981 0.68
1982 1.30
1983 1.32
1984 1.10
1985 1.55
1986 1.35
1987 1.17
1988 1.27
1989 1.28
1990 1.02
1991 1.13
1992 1.59
1993 2.27
1994 6.50
1995 6.82
1996 7.31
1997 6.70
1998 6.23
1999 5.45
2000 6.18
2001 6.55
2002 6.37
2003 6.90
2004 6.99
2005 6.86
2006 6.54
2007 6.70
2008 7.28
2009 6.63
2010 6.13
2011 6.40
2012 6.83
2013 5.99
2014 5.37
2015 4.64
2016 4.40
2017 4.37
2018 4.59
2019 4.79
2020 4.91

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 Lower middle income was 3.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.94 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.81 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 0.94
1961 0.81
1962 1.22
1963 1.25
1964 1.46
1965 1.66
1966 1.92
1967 2.02
1968 2.11
1969 1.86
1970 2.08
1971 1.69
1972 2.29
1973 2.64
1974 2.93
1975 2.47
1976 2.37
1977 2.56
1978 2.41
1979 2.37
1980 2.69
1981 3.08
1982 2.92
1983 3.03
1984 3.60
1985 3.94
1986 2.91
1987 3.50
1988 3.17
1989 3.23
1990 2.68
1991 2.59
1992 2.47
1993 2.72
1994 2.84
1995 2.71
1996 2.98
1997 3.01
1998 3.12
1999 3.16
2000 2.87
2001 3.22
2002 3.13
2003 3.07
2004 2.96
2005 3.02
2006 2.96
2007 3.02
2008 2.84
2009 3.23
2010 2.93
2011 3.14
2012 3.39
2013 3.46
2014 3.59
2015 3.64
2016 3.62
2017 3.57
2018 3.25
2019 3.28
2020 3.55

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 Lower middle income was 2.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.71 in 1980, while its lowest value was 1.50 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 2.83
1961 2.54
1962 2.78
1963 2.90
1964 2.22
1965 2.20
1966 2.17
1967 2.14
1968 2.41
1969 2.48
1970 2.90
1971 3.12
1972 3.13
1973 2.61
1974 4.49
1975 3.33
1976 2.87
1977 2.84
1978 2.91
1979 3.57
1980 4.71
1981 2.55
1982 2.53
1983 2.44
1984 2.47
1985 2.77
1986 1.96
1987 2.15
1988 2.05
1989 2.52
1990 2.70
1991 1.99
1992 2.25
1993 1.95
1994 1.87
1995 1.67
1996 1.77
1997 1.94
1998 1.62
1999 2.02
2000 2.00
2001 1.94
2002 1.76
2003 1.57
2004 1.50
2005 1.62
2006 3.66
2007 3.90
2008 4.04
2009 3.62
2010 3.35
2011 3.62
2012 3.70
2013 3.27
2014 2.87
2015 2.35
2016 2.36
2017 2.76
2018 3.36
2019 2.64
2020 2.26

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 Lower middle income was 3.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.64 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.15 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 2.93
1961 2.75
1962 2.92
1963 2.47
1964 2.34
1965 2.85
1966 2.24
1967 2.03
1968 1.88
1969 2.19
1970 2.04
1971 1.67
1972 1.52
1973 2.06
1974 1.64
1975 1.76
1976 2.07
1977 1.63
1978 1.41
1979 1.57
1980 1.21
1981 1.32
1982 1.19
1983 1.38
1984 1.36
1985 1.17
1986 1.26
1987 1.26
1988 1.49
1989 1.15
1990 1.25
1991 1.39
1992 1.56
1993 1.65
1994 1.65
1995 1.96
1996 2.41
1997 1.99
1998 2.18
1999 1.94
2000 2.22
2001 2.62
2002 2.63
2003 2.72
2004 2.92
2005 2.52
2006 2.72
2007 2.82
2008 2.79
2009 2.79
2010 2.93
2011 3.05
2012 2.96
2013 3.23
2014 3.49
2015 3.37
2016 3.46
2017 3.47
2018 3.64
2019 3.63
2020 3.51

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 Lower middle income was 3.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.77 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.30 in 1978.

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 2.16
1961 1.79
1962 1.70
1963 1.56
1964 3.56
1965 3.32
1966 2.46
1967 2.47
1968 3.30
1969 3.50
1970 3.70
1971 3.53
1972 3.50
1973 2.75
1974 2.32
1975 1.71
1976 1.78
1977 1.74
1978 1.30
1979 1.61
1980 2.01
1981 2.02
1982 1.86
1983 1.72
1984 1.78
1985 2.00
1986 2.05
1987 2.15
1988 1.94
1989 2.52
1990 2.54
1991 2.08
1992 2.48
1993 2.54
1994 2.61
1995 2.82
1996 3.25
1997 3.29
1998 3.49
1999 4.28
2000 3.79
2001 3.71
2002 3.81
2003 3.61
2004 4.48
2005 4.17
2006 4.48
2007 4.38
2008 4.26
2009 4.38
2010 4.58
2011 4.76
2012 4.77
2013 4.70
2014 4.63
2015 4.38
2016 3.77
2017 4.61
2018 4.62
2019 4.18
2020 3.85

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Lower middle income was 3.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.61 in 1988, while its lowest value was 1.79 in 2012.

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 6.68
1961 8.78
1962 9.02
1963 9.00
1964 9.16
1965 8.48
1966 8.37
1967 8.70
1968 8.64
1969 10.21
1970 9.15
1971 8.48
1972 9.04
1973 8.86
1974 8.18
1975 6.64
1976 6.51
1977 7.33
1978 8.09
1979 7.74
1980 8.25
1981 7.95
1982 7.86
1983 8.03
1984 8.65
1985 9.64
1986 9.90
1987 10.34
1988 10.61
1989 10.07
1990 10.43
1991 9.93
1992 6.99
1993 5.07
1994 6.01
1995 7.11
1996 5.59
1997 3.25
1998 3.54
1999 3.50
2000 6.25
2001 7.24
2002 7.57
2003 8.01
2004 7.89
2005 9.17
2006 3.92
2007 2.25
2008 2.15
2009 1.94
2010 1.97
2011 1.93
2012 1.79
2013 2.13
2014 2.46
2015 3.10
2016 3.80
2017 3.54
2018 2.25
2019 2.11
2020 3.21

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Lower middle income was $1,500,310,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,764,290,000,000 in 2018 and $9,544,553,000 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 $10,461,200,000
1961 $10,535,120,000
1962 $9,544,553,000
1963 $10,007,620,000
1964 $12,522,720,000
1965 $12,550,420,000
1966 $13,167,760,000
1967 $13,457,700,000
1968 $13,959,250,000
1969 $14,269,830,000
1970 $14,621,510,000
1971 $16,008,200,000
1972 $16,695,830,000
1973 $27,116,220,000
1974 $43,010,870,000
1975 $58,605,210,000
1976 $61,583,040,000
1977 $75,117,260,000
1978 $82,074,260,000
1979 $83,720,100,000
1980 $96,530,870,000
1981 $129,529,000,000
1982 $122,598,000,000
1983 $120,911,000,000
1984 $111,385,000,000
1985 $101,550,000,000
1986 $98,025,080,000
1987 $104,551,000,000
1988 $112,087,000,000
1989 $127,446,000,000
1990 $155,471,000,000
1991 $163,142,000,000
1992 $186,877,000,000
1993 $179,504,000,000
1994 $197,408,000,000
1995 $253,451,000,000
1996 $272,552,000,000
1997 $284,693,000,000
1998 $259,654,000,000
1999 $266,151,000,000
2000 $291,491,000,000
2001 $293,887,000,000
2002 $317,592,000,000
2003 $374,617,000,000
2004 $478,880,000,000
2005 $587,406,000,000
2006 $682,168,000,000
2007 $860,156,000,000
2008 $1,172,610,000,000
2009 $945,434,000,000
2010 $1,190,470,000,000
2011 $1,498,330,000,000
2012 $1,566,170,000,000
2013 $1,572,910,000,000
2014 $1,587,830,000,000
2015 $1,424,000,000,000
2016 $1,369,730,000,000
2017 $1,589,060,000,000
2018 $1,764,290,000,000
2019 $1,723,280,000,000
2020 $1,500,310,000,000

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 Lower 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 3.63 in 1978.

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 4.16
1961 4.54
1962 4.59
1963 4.76
1964 7.06
1965 7.79
1966 5.35
1967 5.26
1968 6.03
1969 6.00
1970 6.07
1971 5.66
1972 6.14
1973 5.25
1974 5.23
1975 4.53
1976 4.42
1977 4.10
1978 3.63
1979 4.25
1980 4.84
1981 4.25
1982 4.00
1983 3.81
1984 4.39
1985 4.85
1986 4.23
1987 4.91
1988 4.77
1989 5.53
1990 5.19
1991 5.15
1992 5.73
1993 6.97
1994 11.46
1995 13.11
1996 12.99
1997 12.67
1998 12.75
1999 12.14
2000 14.18
2001 14.54
2002 14.44
2003 15.06
2004 16.59
2005 15.82
2006 15.99
2007 16.07
2008 15.46
2009 15.55
2010 15.88
2011 16.14
2012 16.28
2013 17.02
2014 16.84
2015 17.96
2016 18.80
2017 18.85
2018 19.69
2019 20.81
2020 22.04

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports