Trade & Finance

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Name: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) by Country
Creator: World Bank
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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.

World Bank code: TM.VAL.MRCH.AL.ZS • Data available for 205 countries • Latest year: 2023

In 2023, Oman led Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) at 53.13.

The world median across 196 reporting countries was 2.59.

What this measures: 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.

How "Trade & Finance" indicators are measured

Trade and finance indicators are sourced from customs declarations, balance-of-payments statistics, and central bank reporting. Exports and imports are usually reported FOB (free on board) for exports and CIF (cost, insurance, freight) for imports, which means global exports and global imports rarely sum to zero. Foreign direct investment data can be volatile year-over-year because of one-off cross-border acquisitions.

Distribution — 2023

Reporting: 196 countries
Median: 2.59
Mean: 6.70
25th percentile: 0.42
75th percentile: 9.37
Range: 0.00 – 53.13

World at a Glance — 2023

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2023

#	Country	Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
1	Oman Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	53.13
2	Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa	46.69
3	Yemen, Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	39.28
4	Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa	36.35
5	Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	32.96
6	Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	30.34
7	Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa	29.80
8	Maldives South Asia	28.92
9	Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	28.16
10	Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa	27.15

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

San Marino +64,976.5%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) +381.8%
Nicaragua +320.0%
Marshall Islands +217.1%
Chile +170.4%

Largest decreases

American Samoa -100.0%
Bahamas, The -95.4%
Botswana -89.3%
Gambia, The -81.1%
Libya -75.8%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	72	4.33
Upper middle income	50	4.18
Lower middle income	47	9.27
Low income	25	13.22
Not classified	2	13.32

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	27	3.49
Europe & Central Asia	53	2.13
Latin America & Caribbean	36	0.71
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	16.89
North America	3	0.86
South Asia	6	13.30
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	12.70

Lowest Values — 2023

#	Country	Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
1	American Samoa	0.00
2	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	0.00
3	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.00
4	Marshall Islands	0.00
5	Palau	0.01
6	Bahamas, The	0.01
7	Guam	0.02
8	Bermuda	0.03
9	Lao PDR	0.05
10	St. Lucia	0.05

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Source: World Bank Open Data (TM.VAL.MRCH.AL.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2023.