economic2023
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.3value
Median: 20.3value
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Somalia
75.3value
Lowest
Samoa
0.2value
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia75.3value
2Iraq68.2value
3Afghanistan65.6value
4Djibouti60.0value
5Ethiopia59.7value
By Region
Africa38.7value(9 countries)
North America30.6value(4 countries)
South America29.5value(7 countries)
Asia29.3value(26 countries)
Other21.2value(124 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2value)High (75.3value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.3value)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 75.3value |
| 2 | Iraq | 68.2value |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 65.6value |
| 4 | Djibouti | 60.0value |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 59.7value |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 58.6value |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 56.4value |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 54.8value |
| 9 | Eritrea | 51.5value |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 50.6value |
| 11 | Chad | 50.1value |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49.4value |
| 13 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 48.5value |
| 14 | Libya | 48.4value |
| 15 | United States of America | 47.4value |
| 16 | Niger | 46.4value |
| 17 | Madagascar | 45.7value |
| 18 | Liberia | 45.5value |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.5value |
| 20 | Togo | 45.1value |
| 21 | Pakistan | 44.9value |
| 22 | Benin | 43.4value |
| 23 | Algeria | 43.1value |
| 24 | Cameroon | 42.9value |
| 25 | Kenya | 42.5value |
| 26 | Haiti | 41.5value |
| 27 | Yemen | 41.5value |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 40.5value |
| 29 | Venezuela | 40.2value |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 39.1value |
| 31 | Paraguay | 38.9value |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 38.8value |
| 33 | South Africa | 38.6value |
| 34 | Guinea | 38.4value |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 38.4value |
| 36 | Jordan | 38.3value |
| 37 | Uganda | 38.1value |
| 38 | India | 37.8value |
| 39 | Rwanda | 36.9value |
| 40 | Egypt | 36.6value |
| 41 | Ghana | 36.6value |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 36.6value |
| 43 | Kuwait | 36.4value |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.0value |
| 45 | Bahrain | 35.9value |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.9value |
| 47 | Sudan | 33.9value |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 33.5value |
| 49 | Angola | 33.4value |
| 50 | Mauritania | 33.3value |
| 51 | Nigeria | 32.7value |
| 52 | Senegal | 32.7value |
| 53 | Brazil | 32.5value |
| 54 | Qatar | 32.3value |
| 55 | Armenia | 32.2value |
| 56 | Comoros | 31.8value |
| 57 | Mozambique | 31.1value |
| 58 | Uruguay | 31.0value |
| 59 | Lebanon | 30.8value |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 30.6value |
| 61 | Malawi | 30.1value |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 30.0value |
| 63 | Republic of the Congo | 29.9value |
| 64 | Peru | 29.8value |
| 65 | Cuba | 29.8value |
| 66 | Argentina | 29.7value |
| 67 | Gabon | 29.1value |
| 68 | Netherlands | 28.8value |
| 69 | Chile | 28.7value |
| 70 | Colombia | 28.6value |
| 71 | Canada | 28.4value |
| 72 | Mexico | 28.0value |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 27.6value |
| 74 | Tajikistan | 27.1value |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 27.0value |
| 76 | Mauritius | 27.0value |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 26.5value |
| 78 | Ecuador | 26.5value |
| 79 | Bolivia | 26.3value |
| 80 | Türkiye | 26.1value |
| 81 | Nepal | 25.9value |
| 82 | Tunisia | 25.8value |
| 83 | Oman | 25.7value |
| 84 | Maldives | 25.5value |
| 85 | Israel | 25.4value |
| 86 | Greece | 25.4value |
| 87 | Spain | 25.4value |
| 88 | Ukraine | 25.1value |
| 89 | Morocco | 25.0value |
| 90 | Zambia | 25.0value |
| 91 | Namibia | 24.4value |
| 92 | Panama | 23.5value |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 22.9value |
| 94 | Burundi | 21.6value |
| 95 | Mali | 21.5value |
| 96 | Italy | 21.4value |
| 97 | South Sudan | 21.0value |
| 98 | Norway | 20.7value |
| 99 | Honduras | 20.6value |
| 100 | Albania | 20.6value |
| 101 | Slovenia | 20.6value |
| 102 | Belize | 20.4value |
| 103 | El Salvador | 20.2value |
| 104 | Serbia | 20.2value |
| 105 | State of Palestine | 20.1value |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 20.1value |
| 107 | Switzerland | 19.0value |
| 108 | Guatemala | 18.8value |
| 109 | Seychelles | 18.4value |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.2value |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 18.2value |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 18.1value |
| 113 | Iceland | 17.3value |
| 114 | Moldova, Republic of | 17.3value |
| 115 | Suriname | 17.2value |
| 116 | Guyana | 17.0value |
| 117 | People's Republic of China | 16.7value |
| 118 | Montenegro | 16.4value |
| 119 | Jamaica | 16.3value |
| 120 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 15.9value |
| 121 | Czech Republic | 15.8value |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.7value |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 15.5value |
| 124 | Portugal | 15.5value |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.5value |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.4value |
| 127 | France | 14.7value |
| 128 | Germany | 14.1value |
| 129 | Poland | 14.0value |
| 130 | Belgium | 14.0value |
| 131 | Georgia | 13.7value |
| 132 | Malta | 13.4value |
| 133 | Eswatini | 13.2value |
| 134 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.3value |
| 135 | Belarus | 12.3value |
| 136 | Cyprus | 12.1value |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 12.0value |
| 138 | Indonesia | 11.7value |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 11.6value |
| 140 | Denmark | 11.4value |
| 141 | Hungary | 11.0value |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.0value |
| 143 | Ireland | 10.8value |
| 144 | Sweden | 9.9value |
| 145 | Romania | 9.8value |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.5value |
| 147 | Nauru | 9.5value |
| 148 | Lesotho | 9.3value |
| 149 | Faroe Islands | 9.1value |
| 150 | Finland | 9.0value |
| 151 | Grenada | 8.9value |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.8value |
| 153 | South Korea | 8.7value |
| 154 | Curaçao | 8.4value |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 8.1value |
| 156 | Aruba | 7.8value |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 7.7value |
| 158 | Dominica | 7.6value |
| 159 | Malaysia | 7.4value |
| 160 | Austria | 7.3value |
| 161 | Slovakia | 7.3value |
| 162 | Botswana | 6.6value |
| 163 | Thailand | 6.6value |
| 164 | Croatia | 6.1value |
| 165 | Estonia | 6.0value |
| 166 | Australia | 6.0value |
| 167 | Lithuania | 5.9value |
| 168 | Barbados | 5.7value |
| 169 | Japan | 5.7value |
| 170 | Vietnam | 5.7value |
| 171 | Latvia | 5.6value |
| 172 | Singapore | 5.3value |
| 173 | New Zealand | 4.6value |
| 174 | Philippines | 4.4value |
| 175 | Myanmar | 4.3value |
| 176 | Marshall Islands | 4.1value |
| 177 | Bahamas | 3.9value |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 3.7value |
| 179 | Mongolia | 3.7value |
| 180 | Bhutan | 3.6value |
| 181 | San Marino | 3.3value |
| 182 | Fiji | 3.2value |
| 183 | Hong Kong | 3.0value |
| 184 | North Korea | 2.7value |
| 185 | Macao | 2.6value |
| 186 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.5value |
| 187 | Luxembourg | 1.9value |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8value |
| 189 | Greenland | 1.6value |
| 190 | American Samoa | 1.6value |
| 191 | Cambodia | 1.4value |
| 192 | Bermuda | 1.3value |
| 193 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.3value |
| 194 | Vanuatu | 1.2value |
| 195 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.1value |
| 196 | Kiribati | 1.1value |
| 197 | Guam | 1.1value |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 1.0value |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 0.9value |
| 200 | Palau | 0.8value |
| 201 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7value |
| 202 | Tonga | 0.6value |
| 203 | New Caledonia | 0.5value |
| 204 | Samoa | 0.2value |
Showing 204 of 204 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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