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 Small states was 4.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.23 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1967.

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 0.64
1961 6.57
1962 7.67
1963 5.64
1964 5.27
1965 5.09
1966 3.59
1967 0.46
1968 0.95
1969 1.61
1970 2.50
1971 5.57
1972 5.50
1973 5.36
1974 21.58
1975 23.38
1976 27.23
1977 22.20
1978 13.64
1979 23.03
1980 19.83
1981 19.40
1982 14.99
1983 18.56
1984 12.78
1985 10.88
1986 8.61
1987 12.88
1988 9.69
1989 13.69
1990 10.15
1991 8.85
1992 7.91
1993 7.04
1994 6.96
1995 6.96
1996 6.87
1997 6.89
1998 4.78
1999 5.16
2000 3.24
2001 3.26
2002 3.63
2003 3.73
2004 3.78
2005 4.01
2006 4.32
2007 4.75
2008 5.19
2009 5.94
2010 5.60
2011 10.18
2012 5.45
2013 10.39
2014 10.12
2015 8.65
2016 8.24
2017 5.71
2018 4.14
2019 5.02
2020 4.91

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Small states was 144,541,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 175,185,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,825,702,000 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 1,825,702,000
1961 1,909,999,000
1962 1,985,423,000
1963 2,084,140,000
1964 2,374,744,000
1965 2,603,234,000
1966 2,780,702,000
1967 2,933,768,000
1968 2,927,113,000
1969 3,386,311,000
1970 3,876,567,000
1971 4,863,733,000
1972 5,328,477,000
1973 6,794,807,000
1974 11,453,340,000
1975 12,842,030,000
1976 14,920,620,000
1977 17,160,050,000
1978 17,715,740,000
1979 20,889,090,000
1980 30,028,700,000
1981 31,367,530,000
1982 29,959,680,000
1983 25,600,250,000
1984 23,614,830,000
1985 21,182,430,000
1986 21,552,970,000
1987 23,982,190,000
1988 25,383,660,000
1989 28,859,770,000
1990 30,513,250,000
1991 32,029,300,000
1992 33,364,560,000
1993 33,475,170,000
1994 35,330,670,000
1995 42,527,720,000
1996 45,898,510,000
1997 49,132,740,000
1998 48,254,090,000
1999 46,462,390,000
2000 51,095,390,000
2001 50,561,730,000
2002 52,838,110,000
2003 62,414,710,000
2004 73,902,960,000
2005 89,143,660,000
2006 108,402,000,000
2007 130,828,000,000
2008 153,270,000,000
2009 122,442,000,000
2010 131,509,000,000
2011 153,519,000,000
2012 162,493,000,000
2013 160,385,000,000
2014 168,910,000,000
2015 152,866,000,000
2016 148,508,000,000
2017 156,819,000,000
2018 175,185,000,000
2019 167,959,000,000
2020 144,541,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Small states was 62.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.29 in 1980, while its lowest value was 61.56 in 2015.

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 79.47
1961 80.00
1962 79.87
1963 79.54
1964 79.59
1965 78.89
1966 80.01
1967 78.09
1968 78.94
1969 79.28
1970 79.94
1971 76.32
1972 76.33
1973 76.22
1974 70.91
1975 72.89
1976 75.67
1977 74.48
1978 74.80
1979 76.47
1980 85.29
1981 80.79
1982 82.10
1983 77.96
1984 74.31
1985 75.52
1986 78.03
1987 81.92
1988 82.61
1989 82.99
1990 83.36
1991 82.76
1992 83.25
1993 82.33
1994 81.52
1995 80.69
1996 81.40
1997 82.07
1998 82.78
1999 82.13
2000 68.63
2001 69.29
2002 67.31
2003 66.14
2004 62.62
2005 65.40
2006 66.22
2007 67.44
2008 65.58
2009 63.48
2010 61.72
2011 64.49
2012 61.80
2013 64.23
2014 65.04
2015 61.56
2016 63.47
2017 63.74
2018 64.19
2019 63.83
2020 62.16

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 Small states was 21.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.84 in 2015, while its lowest value was 4.47 in 1968.

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 5.25
1961 4.84
1962 5.54
1963 6.33
1964 5.89
1965 6.33
1966 5.40
1967 5.55
1968 4.47
1969 5.33
1970 6.45
1971 12.29
1972 13.44
1973 16.35
1974 21.32
1975 20.29
1976 18.15
1977 19.13
1978 18.56
1979 15.52
1980 7.24
1981 12.36
1982 9.98
1983 13.07
1984 17.77
1985 16.07
1986 14.71
1987 11.29
1988 9.50
1989 8.96
1990 8.16
1991 8.32
1992 9.93
1993 10.33
1994 12.79
1995 13.39
1996 12.73
1997 12.37
1998 12.80
1999 13.15
2000 11.94
2001 13.00
2002 13.62
2003 14.36
2004 12.29
2005 13.91
2006 15.44
2007 15.78
2008 18.16
2009 18.14
2010 20.12
2011 20.32
2012 20.34
2013 20.26
2014 20.77
2015 23.84
2016 21.95
2017 22.74
2018 22.82
2019 21.60
2020 21.79

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 Small states was 14.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.14 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.27 in 1961.

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 1.23
1961 0.27
1962 0.89
1963 0.90
1964 0.55
1965 1.15
1966 1.08
1967 1.54
1968 1.39
1969 1.41
1970 0.81
1971 1.36
1972 3.02
1973 2.77
1974 5.43
1975 5.64
1976 4.13
1977 3.50
1978 4.19
1979 2.24
1980 2.48
1981 7.29
1982 3.79
1983 1.78
1984 3.97
1985 2.13
1986 4.64
1987 2.95
1988 2.48
1989 2.56
1990 2.71
1991 3.12
1992 3.92
1993 4.39
1994 5.21
1995 5.01
1996 4.47
1997 4.52
1998 4.59
1999 4.79
2000 4.75
2001 5.56
2002 5.42
2003 5.65
2004 5.13
2005 6.20
2006 6.65
2007 6.99
2008 7.92
2009 8.76
2010 9.37
2011 9.56
2012 9.73
2013 9.83
2014 10.79
2015 12.53
2016 12.26
2017 13.42
2018 13.26
2019 12.53
2020 14.14

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 Small states was 4.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.91 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1975.

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 0.19
1961 0.17
1962 0.17
1963 0.16
1964 0.09
1965 0.11
1966 0.13
1967 0.19
1968 0.21
1969 0.12
1970 0.13
1971 0.13
1972 0.14
1973 0.25
1974 0.10
1975 0.03
1976 0.07
1977 0.08
1978 0.08
1979 0.07
1980 0.07
1981 0.06
1982 0.05
1983 0.07
1984 0.10
1985 0.14
1986 0.11
1987 0.13
1988 0.18
1989 0.18
1990 0.15
1991 0.19
1992 0.84
1993 1.34
1994 2.31
1995 2.88
1996 2.77
1997 2.80
1998 2.92
1999 2.92
2000 1.94
2001 1.99
2002 2.10
2003 2.64
2004 2.23
2005 2.13
2006 3.69
2007 3.41
2008 4.14
2009 3.14
2010 2.93
2011 3.80
2012 3.53
2013 3.38
2014 3.34
2015 3.84
2016 3.63
2017 4.38
2018 4.91
2019 4.35
2020 4.60

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 Small states was 3.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.00 in 1984, while its lowest value was 1.81 in 1968.

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 2.30
1961 2.58
1962 2.66
1963 3.90
1964 3.94
1965 3.48
1966 2.90
1967 2.80
1968 1.81
1969 2.18
1970 2.44
1971 2.22
1972 3.21
1973 3.23
1974 3.49
1975 2.49
1976 2.31
1977 1.98
1978 2.18
1979 2.16
1980 2.27
1981 2.74
1982 3.10
1983 2.98
1984 5.00
1985 4.60
1986 3.15
1987 3.36
1988 3.24
1989 3.19
1990 3.18
1991 2.39
1992 2.45
1993 2.12
1994 2.63
1995 2.87
1996 2.80
1997 2.74
1998 2.99
1999 3.23
2000 3.07
2001 3.53
2002 3.05
2003 3.23
2004 3.07
2005 3.78
2006 3.42
2007 3.32
2008 3.67
2009 3.73
2010 4.77
2011 4.56
2012 4.50
2013 4.46
2014 3.66
2015 4.39
2016 3.97
2017 3.86
2018 3.30
2019 3.15
2020 3.34

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 Small states was 1.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.58 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 1967.

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 0.81
1961 0.60
1962 0.77
1963 0.69
1964 0.75
1965 0.80
1966 0.60
1967 0.54
1968 0.56
1969 0.91
1970 1.17
1971 5.21
1972 4.35
1973 1.90
1974 7.28
1975 6.79
1976 6.64
1977 7.58
1978 6.96
1979 6.51
1980 1.10
1981 1.68
1982 2.23
1983 5.40
1984 1.94
1985 1.12
1986 1.78
1987 1.45
1988 1.50
1989 1.29
1990 1.22
1991 1.40
1992 1.66
1993 1.16
1994 1.12
1995 1.04
1996 1.17
1997 0.74
1998 0.78
1999 0.97
2000 0.89
2001 0.92
2002 0.94
2003 1.01
2004 0.67
2005 0.66
2006 0.67
2007 0.69
2008 0.79
2009 0.94
2010 0.90
2011 0.71
2012 0.68
2013 0.71
2014 0.78
2015 0.84
2016 0.87
2017 0.93
2018 0.97
2019 1.44
2020 1.06

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 Small states was 4.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.52 in 1968.

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 1.03
1961 1.12
1962 0.93
1963 0.93
1964 0.88
1965 0.85
1966 0.78
1967 0.65
1968 0.52
1969 0.69
1970 0.75
1971 0.67
1972 0.68
1973 1.20
1974 0.85
1975 0.76
1976 0.90
1977 0.87
1978 0.96
1979 0.82
1980 1.05
1981 0.78
1982 0.77
1983 0.64
1984 0.86
1985 0.76
1986 0.89
1987 0.89
1988 1.09
1989 1.12
1990 1.12
1991 1.17
1992 1.30
1993 1.26
1994 1.61
1995 1.64
1996 1.63
1997 1.68
1998 1.63
1999 1.66
2000 2.42
2001 2.33
2002 2.17
2003 2.37
2004 4.13
2005 2.00
2006 1.99
2007 2.42
2008 2.91
2009 3.11
2010 3.53
2011 3.17
2012 3.42
2013 3.31
2014 3.42
2015 3.80
2016 3.89
2017 4.06
2018 4.83
2019 4.83
2020 4.71

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 Small states was 8.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.75 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.69 in 1967.

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 0.95
1961 0.77
1962 0.95
1963 0.77
1964 0.71
1965 0.96
1966 0.78
1967 0.69
1968 0.73
1969 1.16
1970 2.39
1971 3.83
1972 3.44
1973 8.20
1974 5.36
1975 5.92
1976 5.10
1977 5.98
1978 5.18
1979 4.60
1980 1.41
1981 0.97
1982 1.23
1983 3.50
1984 7.14
1985 8.83
1986 5.69
1987 4.44
1988 3.06
1989 2.57
1990 1.92
1991 2.22
1992 1.82
1993 1.82
1994 1.71
1995 1.78
1996 1.66
1997 2.13
1998 2.00
1999 1.83
2000 10.93
2001 10.30
2002 12.72
2003 13.46
2004 16.75
2005 13.49
2006 11.06
2007 9.81
2008 8.07
2009 10.83
2010 10.57
2011 12.06
2012 12.33
2013 12.25
2014 11.41
2015 11.46
2016 9.61
2017 8.50
2018 7.15
2019 8.75
2020 8.33

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Small states was 1.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.85 in 1968, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 2017.

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 14.03
1961 14.49
1962 13.77
1963 13.11
1964 13.49
1965 13.76
1966 13.73
1967 15.49
1968 15.85
1969 14.26
1970 12.37
1971 10.25
1972 8.84
1973 6.23
1974 6.57
1975 5.49
1976 5.19
1977 5.52
1978 5.64
1979 7.12
1980 6.32
1981 5.70
1982 6.72
1983 7.66
1984 6.67
1985 6.91
1986 5.71
1987 4.86
1988 5.84
1989 6.09
1990 6.34
1991 6.75
1992 4.77
1993 5.58
1994 3.90
1995 4.10
1996 4.10
1997 3.30
1998 2.32
1999 2.47
2000 7.38
2001 6.07
2002 6.29
2003 5.50
2004 5.41
2005 6.35
2006 6.30
2007 5.93
2008 6.93
2009 6.02
2010 6.21
2011 1.66
2012 4.00
2013 1.82
2014 1.56
2015 1.59
2016 2.31
2017 1.11
2018 1.40
2019 1.12
2020 1.66

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Small states was $152,397,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $178,578,000,000 in 2018 and $1,067,710,000 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 $1,067,710,000
1961 $1,102,210,000
1962 $1,149,930,000
1963 $1,336,236,000
1964 $1,620,541,000
1965 $1,703,278,000
1966 $1,888,822,000
1967 $1,982,465,000
1968 $2,052,878,000
1969 $2,385,656,000
1970 $2,839,427,000
1971 $3,490,802,000
1972 $3,890,398,000
1973 $5,422,093,000
1974 $9,519,848,000
1975 $10,804,870,000
1976 $12,502,660,000
1977 $14,168,250,000
1978 $14,638,490,000
1979 $16,943,490,000
1980 $16,942,590,000
1981 $21,554,330,000
1982 $20,468,810,000
1983 $19,474,580,000
1984 $19,605,980,000
1985 $18,204,390,000
1986 $17,602,830,000
1987 $19,262,710,000
1988 $19,960,210,000
1989 $23,253,260,000
1990 $25,392,740,000
1991 $26,730,960,000
1992 $31,213,770,000
1993 $31,906,140,000
1994 $31,139,610,000
1995 $35,826,460,000
1996 $41,938,160,000
1997 $41,198,080,000
1998 $43,154,960,000
1999 $40,878,230,000
2000 $46,926,670,000
2001 $46,389,790,000
2002 $51,430,740,000
2003 $59,515,980,000
2004 $75,235,830,000
2005 $89,271,290,000
2006 $106,785,000,000
2007 $127,645,000,000
2008 $153,508,000,000
2009 $118,481,000,000
2010 $128,647,000,000
2011 $152,920,000,000
2012 $155,530,000,000
2013 $163,812,000,000
2014 $173,115,000,000
2015 $159,561,000,000
2016 $157,713,000,000
2017 $168,625,000,000
2018 $178,578,000,000
2019 $172,678,000,000
2020 $152,397,000,000

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 Small states was 14.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.69 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.66 in 1961.

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 1.25
1961 0.66
1962 0.83
1963 1.02
1964 1.03
1965 1.02
1966 0.85
1967 0.87
1968 0.75
1969 1.12
1970 1.24
1971 1.14
1972 1.39
1973 1.20
1974 1.19
1975 1.34
1976 0.98
1977 0.86
1978 0.99
1979 0.89
1980 1.15
1981 1.15
1982 1.20
1983 1.32
1984 1.24
1985 1.51
1986 1.55
1987 1.92
1988 2.06
1989 1.96
1990 2.14
1991 2.17
1992 2.05
1993 1.76
1994 1.79
1995 1.83
1996 1.77
1997 2.25
1998 2.11
1999 2.24
2000 12.05
2001 11.63
2002 12.78
2003 14.00
2004 19.69
2005 14.35
2006 12.04
2007 10.86
2008 9.33
2009 12.37
2010 11.95
2011 13.53
2012 13.86
2013 13.68
2014 12.63
2015 13.01
2016 12.27
2017 12.41
2018 11.59
2019 13.45
2020 14.39

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports