OECD members - 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 OECD members was 2.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.89 in 1980, while its lowest value was 2.35 in 1998.

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 5.13
1962 5.18
1963 5.26
1964 5.19
1965 5.08
1966 4.81
1967 4.89
1968 5.24
1969 4.83
1970 4.54
1971 5.01
1972 4.81
1973 5.06
1974 9.37
1975 9.47
1976 10.25
1977 10.25
1978 8.83
1979 10.33
1980 12.89
1981 12.63
1982 10.08
1983 7.88
1984 6.82
1985 5.99
1986 3.94
1987 3.79
1988 3.25
1989 3.60
1990 4.13
1991 3.79
1992 3.58
1993 3.44
1994 3.00
1995 2.84
1996 3.08
1997 3.11
1998 2.35
1999 2.58
2000 3.58
2001 3.41
2002 3.11
2003 3.37
2004 3.61
2005 4.40
2006 4.68
2007 4.39
2008 5.54
2009 4.15
2010 4.55
2011 5.08
2012 5.83
2013 5.35
2014 4.81
2015 3.28
2016 2.92
2017 3.19
2018 3.61
2019 3.33
2020 2.46

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in OECD members was 10,958,600,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,192,400,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 94,439,050,000 in 1960.

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 94,439,050,000
1961 99,380,000,000
1962 107,016,000,000
1963 117,367,000,000
1964 131,611,000,000
1965 144,085,000,000
1966 159,430,000,000
1967 167,626,000,000
1968 188,491,000,000
1969 216,077,000,000
1970 249,449,000,000
1971 276,852,000,000
1972 328,928,000,000
1973 452,792,000,000
1974 647,964,000,000
1975 653,457,000,000
1976 747,810,000,000
1977 845,085,000,000
1978 976,615,000,000
1979 1,249,730,000,000
1980 1,495,040,000,000
1981 1,441,460,000,000
1982 1,338,380,000,000
1983 1,313,480,000,000
1984 1,445,040,000,000
1985 1,482,600,000,000
1986 1,659,890,000,000
1987 1,964,090,000,000
1988 2,231,510,000,000
1989 2,423,420,000,000
1990 2,792,960,000,000
1991 2,831,420,000,000
1992 2,978,090,000,000
1993 2,859,630,000,000
1994 3,258,350,000,000
1995 3,843,470,000,000
1996 4,040,760,000,000
1997 4,161,210,000,000
1998 4,252,290,000,000
1999 4,485,450,000,000
2000 5,034,380,000,000
2001 4,825,060,000,000
2002 4,981,250,000,000
2003 5,758,240,000,000
2004 6,878,130,000,000
2005 7,703,940,000,000
2006 8,743,420,000,000
2007 9,881,161,000,000
2008 11,099,200,000,000
2009 8,354,250,000,000
2010 9,854,260,000,000
2011 11,606,300,000,000
2012 11,483,800,000,000
2013 11,510,400,000,000
2014 11,657,600,000,000
2015 10,330,100,000,000
2016 10,161,400,000,000
2017 11,140,200,000,000
2018 12,192,400,000,000
2019 11,843,500,000,000
2020 10,958,600,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in OECD members was 67.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 80.01 in 1988, while its lowest value was 67.19 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 72.32
1961 73.39
1962 73.43
1963 73.49
1964 73.56
1965 74.05
1966 74.31
1967 75.03
1968 75.31
1969 75.51
1970 75.36
1971 75.99
1972 76.43
1973 75.54
1974 72.25
1975 73.13
1976 73.29
1977 72.86
1978 74.25
1979 73.60
1980 73.19
1981 74.90
1982 74.63
1983 74.45
1984 75.11
1985 75.93
1986 79.39
1987 79.64
1988 80.01
1989 79.42
1990 79.14
1991 79.23
1992 79.13
1993 78.10
1994 77.62
1995 77.57
1996 76.78
1997 77.03
1998 77.79
1999 79.78
2000 77.41
2001 76.86
2002 76.39
2003 75.87
2004 74.76
2005 72.58
2006 71.15
2007 71.25
2008 70.01
2009 70.06
2010 67.95
2011 67.87
2012 67.37
2013 67.86
2014 67.97
2015 67.65
2016 68.12
2017 67.63
2018 67.56
2019 67.82
2020 67.19

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 OECD members was 31.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 31.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.27 in 1988.

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 17.96
1961 17.25
1962 17.15
1963 17.11
1964 17.33
1965 16.70
1966 16.78
1967 16.25
1968 15.68
1969 15.19
1970 14.47
1971 13.78
1972 13.54
1973 14.26
1974 17.55
1975 16.74
1976 17.20
1977 17.91
1978 16.62
1979 17.23
1980 17.65
1981 16.07
1982 16.49
1983 16.63
1984 16.41
1985 15.90
1986 12.68
1987 12.49
1988 12.27
1989 13.02
1990 13.15
1991 13.45
1992 14.22
1993 16.55
1994 17.22
1995 17.37
1996 18.16
1997 18.58
1998 18.19
1999 18.86
2000 20.89
2001 21.37
2002 22.01
2003 22.78
2004 23.84
2005 25.54
2006 26.71
2007 27.06
2008 28.19
2009 28.29
2010 30.40
2011 30.48
2012 30.93
2013 30.51
2014 30.52
2015 31.14
2016 30.86
2017 31.25
2018 31.35
2019 31.14
2020 31.78

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 OECD members was 19.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.82 in 1962.

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 2.22
1961 1.94
1962 1.82
1963 1.86
1964 2.02
1965 2.03
1966 2.69
1967 2.54
1968 2.31
1969 2.34
1970 2.20
1971 2.14
1972 2.16
1973 2.68
1974 3.00
1975 2.81
1976 2.96
1977 3.13
1978 3.08
1979 3.42
1980 3.69
1981 3.89
1982 3.88
1983 3.86
1984 4.08
1985 3.87
1986 3.41
1987 3.59
1988 3.88
1989 4.25
1990 4.33
1991 5.16
1992 5.81
1993 6.97
1994 7.35
1995 7.53
1996 7.98
1997 8.19
1998 8.18
1999 8.63
2000 9.50
2001 9.80
2002 10.58
2003 11.18
2004 11.78
2005 12.53
2006 12.98
2007 13.39
2008 13.30
2009 14.67
2010 15.63
2011 14.93
2012 15.25
2013 15.43
2014 16.08
2015 17.88
2016 17.92
2017 17.86
2018 17.55
2019 17.46
2020 19.09

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 OECD members was 3.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.02 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.26 in 1980.

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 0.40
1961 0.42
1962 0.47
1963 0.43
1964 0.41
1965 0.43
1966 0.43
1967 0.43
1968 0.41
1969 0.35
1970 0.38
1971 0.36
1972 0.37
1973 0.39
1974 0.30
1975 0.30
1976 0.34
1977 0.29
1978 0.28
1979 0.30
1980 0.26
1981 0.27
1982 0.29
1983 0.32
1984 0.31
1985 0.35
1986 0.36
1987 0.40
1988 0.40
1989 0.42
1990 0.43
1991 0.43
1992 0.85
1993 1.84
1994 2.09
1995 2.22
1996 2.15
1997 2.12
1998 2.03
1999 2.05
2000 2.43
2001 2.53
2002 2.62
2003 2.89
2004 3.29
2005 3.73
2006 4.15
2007 4.27
2008 4.85
2009 4.20
2010 4.56
2011 5.00
2012 4.95
2013 5.02
2014 4.74
2015 3.91
2016 3.59
2017 3.93
2018 4.24
2019 4.11
2020 3.70

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 OECD members was 5.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.57 in 1960, while its lowest value was 3.44 in 1976.

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 6.57
1961 6.00
1962 6.05
1963 6.00
1964 5.66
1965 5.33
1966 5.20
1967 4.89
1968 4.58
1969 4.43
1970 4.30
1971 3.87
1972 3.91
1973 3.93
1974 3.68
1975 3.55
1976 3.44
1977 3.95
1978 3.80
1979 3.87
1980 3.88
1981 4.25
1982 4.50
1983 4.79
1984 4.97
1985 4.83
1986 4.07
1987 3.80
1988 3.91
1989 3.94
1990 3.71
1991 3.71
1992 3.70
1993 3.97
1994 4.20
1995 4.19
1996 4.38
1997 4.62
1998 4.76
1999 4.88
2000 5.15
2001 5.26
2002 5.27
2003 4.96
2004 4.86
2005 4.91
2006 4.93
2007 4.81
2008 4.75
2009 4.93
2010 5.38
2011 5.52
2012 5.78
2013 5.62
2014 5.56
2015 5.75
2016 5.78
2017 5.69
2018 5.64
2019 5.84
2020 5.68

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 OECD members was 0.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.10 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.92 in 2020.

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 3.30
1961 3.34
1962 3.42
1963 3.47
1964 3.47
1965 3.46
1966 3.29
1967 3.34
1968 3.52
1969 3.37
1970 3.22
1971 3.40
1972 3.10
1973 3.29
1974 5.96
1975 5.82
1976 6.10
1977 5.95
1978 5.42
1979 5.37
1980 5.44
1981 3.95
1982 4.08
1983 4.19
1984 3.55
1985 3.42
1986 2.01
1987 2.11
1988 1.68
1989 1.88
1990 2.16
1991 1.80
1992 1.65
1993 1.60
1994 1.43
1995 1.35
1996 1.46
1997 1.43
1998 1.19
1999 1.35
2000 1.74
2001 1.64
2002 1.49
2003 1.62
2004 1.77
2005 2.08
2006 2.27
2007 2.23
2008 2.70
2009 2.08
2010 2.25
2011 2.12
2012 2.19
2013 1.84
2014 1.59
2015 1.19
2016 1.17
2017 1.42
2018 1.49
2019 1.27
2020 0.92

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 OECD members was 1.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.87 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1981.

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 1.87
1961 1.80
1962 1.70
1963 1.71
1964 1.47
1965 1.36
1966 1.22
1967 1.16
1968 1.10
1969 0.96
1970 0.84
1971 0.79
1972 0.77
1973 0.73
1974 0.62
1975 0.61
1976 0.70
1977 0.67
1978 0.63
1979 0.63
1980 0.54
1981 0.53
1982 0.63
1983 0.67
1984 0.71
1985 0.69
1986 0.66
1987 0.70
1988 0.70
1989 0.71
1990 0.73
1991 0.75
1992 0.79
1993 0.92
1994 0.94
1995 0.91
1996 0.92
1997 0.95
1998 0.95
1999 0.92
2000 0.93
2001 0.94
2002 0.98
2003 0.98
2004 1.01
2005 1.02
2006 1.07
2007 1.10
2008 1.13
2009 1.25
2010 1.35
2011 1.45
2012 1.43
2013 1.47
2014 1.53
2015 1.64
2016 1.68
2017 1.67
2018 1.67
2019 1.75
2020 1.65

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 OECD members was 1.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.35 in 1964, while its lowest value was 1.17 in 2016.

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 3.64
1961 3.78
1962 3.72
1963 3.68
1964 4.35
1965 4.15
1966 4.03
1967 3.96
1968 3.84
1969 3.81
1970 3.61
1971 3.30
1972 3.30
1973 3.32
1974 4.06
1975 3.76
1976 3.75
1977 4.01
1978 3.51
1979 3.76
1980 3.97
1981 3.34
1982 3.23
1983 2.90
1984 2.88
1985 2.84
1986 2.25
1987 1.94
1988 1.77
1989 1.89
1990 1.87
1991 1.71
1992 1.59
1993 1.48
1994 1.41
1995 1.36
1996 1.45
1997 1.49
1998 1.27
1999 1.23
2000 1.40
2001 1.45
2002 1.36
2003 1.47
2004 1.53
2005 1.73
2006 1.80
2007 1.81
2008 2.06
2009 1.70
2010 1.79
2011 2.03
2012 1.93
2013 1.73
2014 1.58
2015 1.29
2016 1.17
2017 1.17
2018 1.24
2019 1.20
2020 1.19

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in OECD members was 0.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.15 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 2019.

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 9.70
1961 9.33
1962 9.39
1963 9.36
1964 9.07
1965 9.19
1966 8.84
1967 8.65
1968 8.94
1969 9.23
1970 10.09
1971 10.15
1972 9.95
1973 10.13
1974 10.13
1975 10.02
1976 9.43
1977 9.14
1978 9.03
1979 9.05
1980 9.03
1981 8.88
1982 8.75
1983 8.82
1984 8.39
1985 8.07
1986 7.85
1987 7.81
1988 7.65
1989 7.48
1990 7.63
1991 7.21
1992 6.48
1993 5.12
1994 4.96
1995 4.87
1996 4.87
1997 4.18
1998 3.82
1999 1.16
2000 1.45
2001 1.52
2002 1.32
2003 1.03
2004 1.01
2005 1.42
2006 1.64
2007 1.14
2008 1.21
2009 1.11
2010 1.08
2011 1.09
2012 1.11
2013 1.04
2014 0.94
2015 0.69
2016 0.57
2017 0.64
2018 0.60
2019 0.54
2020 0.58

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in OECD members was $10,906,700,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $12,153,900,000,000 in 2018 and $85,116,400,000 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 $85,116,400,000
1961 $89,586,090,000
1962 $96,306,280,000
1963 $105,693,000,000
1964 $119,055,000,000
1965 $130,588,000,000
1966 $146,058,000,000
1967 $153,399,000,000
1968 $174,296,000,000
1969 $201,007,000,000
1970 $235,465,000,000
1971 $261,945,000,000
1972 $311,074,000,000
1973 $428,937,000,000
1974 $613,165,000,000
1975 $618,529,000,000
1976 $707,129,000,000
1977 $801,009,000,000
1978 $925,176,000,000
1979 $1,182,160,000,000
1980 $1,419,910,000,000
1981 $1,365,420,000,000
1982 $1,270,150,000,000
1983 $1,249,070,000,000
1984 $1,366,140,000,000
1985 $1,422,170,000,000
1986 $1,581,830,000,000
1987 $1,864,960,000,000
1988 $2,121,310,000,000
1989 $2,294,880,000,000
1990 $2,632,090,000,000
1991 $2,694,710,000,000
1992 $2,827,290,000,000
1993 $2,709,520,000,000
1994 $3,085,770,000,000
1995 $3,639,760,000,000
1996 $3,820,460,000,000
1997 $4,135,270,000,000
1998 $4,193,760,000,000
1999 $4,474,330,000,000
2000 $5,021,770,000,000
2001 $4,837,630,000,000
2002 $4,996,500,000,000
2003 $5,780,340,000,000
2004 $6,894,000,000,000
2005 $7,713,230,000,000
2006 $8,763,610,000,000
2007 $9,900,200,000,000
2008 $11,121,500,000,000
2009 $8,374,850,000,000
2010 $9,874,260,000,000
2011 $11,583,900,000,000
2012 $11,459,800,000,000
2013 $11,479,600,000,000
2014 $11,616,400,000,000
2015 $10,280,200,000,000
2016 $10,129,600,000,000
2017 $11,086,000,000,000
2018 $12,153,900,000,000
2019 $11,804,500,000,000
2020 $10,906,700,000,000

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 OECD members was 0.451 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 0.598 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.023 in 1960.

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 0.023
1961 0.025
1962 0.027
1963 0.037
1964 0.047
1965 0.062
1966 0.076
1967 0.066
1968 0.076
1969 0.079
1970 0.081
1971 0.082
1972 0.077
1973 0.073
1974 0.076
1975 0.106
1976 0.083
1977 0.089
1978 0.098
1979 0.112
1980 0.129
1981 0.150
1982 0.128
1983 0.091
1984 0.097
1985 0.103
1986 0.077
1987 0.058
1988 0.079
1989 0.077
1990 0.076
1991 0.107
1992 0.166
1993 0.228
1994 0.209
1995 0.197
1996 0.193
1997 0.211
1998 0.208
1999 0.200
2000 0.243
2001 0.245
2002 0.283
2003 0.318
2004 0.391
2005 0.451
2006 0.501
2007 0.546
2008 0.598
2009 0.534
2010 0.565
2011 0.558
2012 0.596
2013 0.595
2014 0.564
2015 0.520
2016 0.456
2017 0.483
2018 0.481
2019 0.503
2020 0.451

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports