Pacific island small states - 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 Pacific island small states was 0.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 1.61 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1991.

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
1964 0.86
1965 0.48
1966 0.03
1967 0.27
1968 0.47
1969 0.70
1970 0.51
1971 1.27
1972 1.61
1973 0.42
1974 0.12
1975 0.96
1976 0.10
1977 0.03
1978 0.03
1979 0.02
1980 0.02
1981 0.03
1982 0.02
1983 0.03
1984 0.03
1985 0.02
1987 0.02
1988 0.04
1989 0.56
1990 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.01
1995 0.00
1996 0.16
1997 0.05
1998 0.03
1999 0.02
2000 0.04
2001 0.03
2002 0.06
2003 0.13
2004 0.09
2005 0.04
2006 0.07
2007 0.04
2008 0.23
2009 0.06
2010 0.07
2011 0.05
2012 0.13
2013 0.06
2014 0.08
2015 0.11
2016 0.09
2017 0.04
2018 0.08
2019 0.07
2020 0.05

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Pacific island small states was 3,709,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,374,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 79,951,510 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 79,951,510
1961 82,338,120
1962 84,724,740
1963 93,077,880
1964 121,717,200
1965 125,297,100
1966 118,137,300
1967 131,263,700
1968 143,196,700
1969 156,323,100
1970 183,769,200
1971 223,148,200
1972 285,200,200
1973 383,051,300
1974 482,095,700
1975 479,709,100
1976 453,456,300
1977 539,374,400
1978 643,192,000
1979 856,793,800
1980 1,003,570,000
1981 1,060,578,000
1982 889,555,300
1983 861,051,600
1984 844,424,400
1985 837,298,400
1986 795,730,400
1987 786,229,200
1988 938,249,300
1989 1,093,923,000
1990 1,321,122,000
1991 1,235,923,000
1992 1,262,219,000
1993 1,373,715,000
1994 1,495,729,000
1995 1,604,027,000
1996 1,727,649,000
1997 1,710,281,000
1998 1,411,952,000
1999 1,632,633,000
2000 1,550,900,000
2001 1,624,460,000
2002 1,643,872,000
2003 2,032,108,000
2004 2,456,102,000
2005 2,775,886,000
2006 3,113,038,000
2007 3,244,834,000
2008 3,931,398,000
2009 2,887,248,000
2010 3,561,552,000
2011 4,147,992,000
2012 4,276,723,000
2013 4,968,396,000
2014 5,374,000,000
2015 4,157,000,000
2016 4,419,000,000
2017 4,605,000,000
2018 4,947,000,000
2019 4,966,000,000
2020 3,709,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Pacific island small states was 69.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.00 in 1961, while its lowest value was 69.44 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 80.10
1961 100.00
1962 84.99
1963 84.25
1964 88.01
1965 87.11
1966 88.03
1967 88.94
1968 90.59
1969 88.69
1970 89.45
1971 91.96
1972 92.59
1973 93.82
1974 91.67
1975 92.15
1976 91.69
1977 92.23
1978 91.73
1979 91.66
1980 92.23
1981 93.35
1982 92.28
1983 90.05
1984 91.07
1985 87.03
1986 86.32
1987 86.63
1988 86.09
1989 87.66
1990 88.45
1991 87.74
1992 87.72
1993 88.13
1994 86.93
1995 88.60
1996 88.64
1997 87.46
1998 85.28
1999 86.94
2000 84.80
2001 87.27
2002 74.90
2003 85.47
2004 86.30
2005 86.33
2006 86.37
2007 88.34
2008 87.92
2009 79.88
2010 83.61
2011 80.72
2012 79.98
2013 76.69
2014 77.45
2015 77.35
2016 69.52
2017 73.53
2018 76.27
2019 75.61
2020 69.44

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 Pacific island small states was 3.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.78 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 1986.

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 8.50
1962 7.16
1963 8.66
1964 7.02
1965 9.07
1966 7.28
1967 6.01
1968 6.21
1969 6.31
1970 6.37
1971 4.24
1972 5.06
1973 3.51
1974 3.49
1975 2.75
1976 2.08
1977 2.08
1978 2.26
1979 2.04
1980 1.62
1981 1.20
1982 1.28
1983 1.28
1984 1.30
1985 1.31
1986 0.08
1987 1.12
1988 0.80
1989 1.86
1990 0.13
1991 0.27
1992 1.32
1993 0.13
1994 1.34
1995 1.70
1996 1.85
1997 1.51
1998 1.46
1999 1.54
2000 3.94
2001 1.86
2002 12.78
2003 3.47
2004 1.97
2005 2.31
2006 2.28
2007 2.85
2008 3.11
2009 5.51
2010 2.03
2011 2.09
2012 2.17
2013 4.82
2014 5.30
2015 4.38
2016 3.72
2017 2.82
2018 2.58
2019 2.56
2020 3.17

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 Pacific island small states was 26.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.77 in 1968.

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 9.47
1962 7.39
1963 6.69
1964 4.80
1965 2.69
1966 3.67
1967 3.11
1968 1.77
1969 2.25
1970 1.80
1971 2.24
1972 1.95
1973 1.91
1974 2.92
1975 3.19
1976 4.17
1977 3.99
1978 2.37
1979 3.76
1980 4.34
1981 4.52
1982 5.28
1983 5.88
1984 6.26
1985 6.17
1986 4.16
1987 6.70
1988 7.32
1989 5.96
1990 4.22
1991 5.91
1992 9.30
1993 6.70
1994 8.17
1995 7.65
1996 7.56
1997 9.35
1998 11.04
1999 9.93
2000 7.35
2001 8.42
2002 7.00
2003 8.86
2004 9.75
2005 10.38
2006 10.79
2007 8.15
2008 8.16
2009 13.61
2010 12.64
2011 14.52
2012 15.29
2013 17.17
2014 16.71
2015 18.11
2016 26.59
2017 22.98
2018 20.32
2019 21.09
2020 26.67

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 Pacific island small states was 2.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.02 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1991.

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
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.01
1985 0.01
1987 0.01
1988 0.01
1989 0.00
1991 0.00
1992 0.04
1995 0.01
1996 0.02
1997 0.04
1999 0.02
2000 0.11
2001 0.02
2002 0.03
2003 0.06
2004 0.03
2005 0.57
2006 0.08
2007 0.59
2008 0.59
2009 3.02
2010 0.20
2011 0.14
2012 0.16
2013 2.34
2014 2.89
2015 1.55
2016 1.65
2017 1.85
2018 1.09
2019 1.20
2020 2.17

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 Pacific island small states was 0.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 1.06 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

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
1962 0.23
1969 0.06
1970 0.03
1971 0.09
1972 0.07
1973 0.09
1974 0.11
1975 0.11
1976 0.10
1977 0.18
1978 0.19
1979 0.50
1980 0.47
1981 0.16
1982 0.10
1983 0.18
1984 0.07
1985 0.06
1986 0.00
1987 0.05
1988 0.06
1989 1.06
1990 0.07
1991 0.08
1992 0.14
1993 0.01
1994 0.22
1995 0.18
1996 0.17
1997 0.19
1998 0.05
1999 0.09
2000 0.21
2001 0.19
2002 0.17
2003 0.32
2004 0.14
2005 0.16
2006 0.16
2007 0.31
2008 0.18
2009 0.62
2010 0.13
2011 0.09
2012 0.14
2013 0.10
2014 0.22
2015 0.24
2016 0.16
2017 0.10
2018 0.51
2019 0.17
2020 0.13

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 Pacific island small states was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.14 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

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 1.21
1962 0.46
1963 0.79
1964 1.45
1965 4.14
1966 2.00
1967 1.43
1968 2.81
1969 2.83
1970 3.51
1971 1.64
1972 2.98
1973 1.17
1974 0.62
1975 1.03
1976 0.28
1977 0.04
1978 0.04
1979 0.02
1980 0.02
1981 0.02
1982 0.02
1983 0.03
1984 0.03
1985 0.02
1987 0.06
1988 0.03
1989 0.01
1992 0.01
1995 0.01
1996 0.14
1997 0.01
1998 0.01
1999 0.00
2000 0.02
2001 0.01
2002 0.02
2003 0.07
2004 0.07
2005 0.04
2006 0.05
2007 0.06
2008 0.06
2009 0.01
2010 0.02
2011 0.02
2012 0.02
2013 0.02
2014 0.01
2015 0.01
2016 0.01
2017 0.01
2018 0.01
2019 0.01
2020 0.00

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 Pacific island small states was 0.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.89 in 1963, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1986.

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 5.83
1962 5.31
1963 6.89
1964 4.51
1965 3.90
1966 4.03
1967 3.64
1968 2.64
1969 2.85
1970 2.66
1971 2.40
1972 1.92
1973 1.97
1974 1.91
1975 1.37
1976 1.50
1977 1.61
1978 1.82
1979 1.38
1980 0.99
1981 0.93
1982 1.04
1983 0.96
1984 1.07
1985 1.11
1986 0.02
1987 0.89
1988 0.65
1989 0.70
1990 0.05
1991 0.18
1992 0.95
1993 0.05
1994 0.97
1995 1.29
1996 1.22
1997 1.14
1998 0.98
1999 1.32
2000 1.19
2001 1.11
2002 0.91
2003 1.52
2004 1.28
2005 0.93
2006 1.20
2007 1.46
2008 1.97
2009 1.19
2010 1.13
2011 1.05
2012 1.10
2013 1.15
2014 0.97
2015 1.08
2016 0.73
2017 0.39
2018 0.51
2019 0.68
2020 0.42

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 Pacific island small states was 0.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.44 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1990.

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 1.46
1962 1.15
1963 0.98
1964 1.07
1965 1.03
1966 1.26
1967 0.93
1968 0.77
1969 0.57
1970 0.17
1971 0.11
1972 0.09
1973 0.27
1974 0.85
1975 0.24
1976 0.20
1977 0.25
1978 0.22
1979 0.14
1980 0.14
1981 0.09
1982 0.12
1983 0.11
1984 0.13
1985 0.11
1986 0.06
1987 0.11
1988 0.05
1989 0.09
1990 0.01
1991 0.01
1992 0.17
1993 0.08
1994 0.16
1995 0.20
1996 0.32
1997 0.15
1998 0.42
1999 0.11
2000 2.12
2001 0.17
2002 11.44
2003 1.28
2004 0.30
2005 0.24
2006 0.22
2007 0.11
2008 0.12
2009 0.29
2010 0.32
2011 0.34
2012 0.28
2013 0.71
2014 0.45
2015 0.50
2016 0.17
2017 0.29
2018 0.28
2019 0.28
2020 0.10

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Pacific island small states was 1.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.43 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1961.

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 1.94
1961 0.00
1962 0.46
1963 0.39
1964 0.17
1965 1.13
1966 1.02
1967 1.94
1968 1.43
1969 2.75
1970 2.38
1971 1.57
1972 0.40
1973 0.76
1974 1.92
1975 1.90
1976 2.07
1977 1.70
1978 3.63
1979 2.53
1980 1.81
1981 0.93
1982 1.15
1983 2.79
1984 1.37
1985 5.50
1986 9.43
1987 5.55
1988 5.79
1989 4.52
1990 7.20
1991 6.08
1992 1.66
1993 5.03
1994 3.56
1995 2.05
1996 1.95
1997 1.68
1998 2.23
1999 1.59
2000 4.19
2001 2.81
2002 5.52
2003 2.42
2004 2.14
2005 1.36
2006 1.12
2007 0.99
2008 0.99
2009 1.38
2010 1.95
2011 3.13
2012 3.03
2013 1.81
2014 1.30
2015 1.15
2016 1.16
2017 0.85
2018 1.02
2019 0.97
2020 1.07

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Pacific island small states was $17,519,790,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $19,802,400,000 in 2017 and $1,200,000 in 1961.

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 $41,200,000
1961 $1,200,000
1962 $43,300,000
1963 $50,800,000
1964 $84,346,000
1965 $87,423,000
1966 $79,460,000
1967 $85,835,000
1968 $91,417,000
1969 $110,992,000
1970 $131,335,000
1971 $160,558,000
1972 $203,115,000
1973 $274,216,000
1974 $344,644,000
1975 $370,338,000
1976 $319,742,000
1977 $381,164,000
1978 $448,451,000
1979 $635,756,000
1980 $815,047,000
1981 $888,900,000
1982 $724,624,000
1983 $705,538,000
1984 $672,307,500
1985 $684,093,900
1986 $656,999,100
1987 $639,908,400
1988 $784,468,400
1989 $1,170,387,000
1990 $1,306,523,000
1991 $1,041,098,000
1992 $1,094,052,000
1993 $1,208,988,000
1994 $1,284,240,000
1995 $1,419,206,000
1996 $1,564,920,000
1997 $1,541,545,000
1998 $1,311,142,000
1999 $1,599,275,000
2000 $1,470,443,000
2001 $1,566,333,000
2002 $2,181,814,000
2003 $2,068,673,000
2004 $2,483,909,000
2005 $3,736,531,000
2006 $3,357,044,000
2007 $4,500,660,000
2008 $6,082,558,000
2009 $3,215,107,000
2010 $4,045,536,000
2011 $4,555,826,000
2012 $4,820,705,000
2013 $5,935,947,000
2014 $8,017,288,000
2015 $6,475,844,000
2016 $9,746,086,000
2017 $19,802,400,000
2018 $18,994,480,000
2019 $17,335,700,000
2020 $17,519,790,000

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 Pacific island small states was 26.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.77 in 1968.

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 9.47
1962 7.39
1963 6.69
1964 4.80
1965 2.69
1966 3.67
1967 3.11
1968 1.77
1969 2.25
1970 1.80
1971 2.24
1972 1.95
1973 1.91
1974 2.92
1975 3.19
1976 4.17
1977 3.99
1978 2.37
1979 3.76
1980 4.34
1981 4.52
1982 5.28
1983 5.88
1984 6.26
1985 6.17
1986 4.16
1987 6.70
1988 7.32
1989 5.96
1990 4.22
1991 5.91
1992 9.30
1993 6.70
1994 8.17
1995 7.65
1996 7.56
1997 9.35
1998 11.04
1999 9.93
2000 7.07
2001 8.06
2002 6.79
2003 8.64
2004 9.60
2005 10.00
2006 10.23
2007 7.83
2008 7.97
2009 13.23
2010 12.41
2011 14.07
2012 14.82
2013 16.68
2014 15.95
2015 17.12
2016 25.60
2017 22.80
2018 20.14
2019 20.86
2020 26.32

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports