Trade & Finance

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

Name: Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) by Country
Creator: World Bank
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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.

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

In 2023, Greenland led Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) at 98.35.

The world median across 205 reporting countries was 58.50.

What this measures: 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.

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: 205 countries
Median: 58.50
Mean: 58.25
25th percentile: 44.25
75th percentile: 75.22
Range: 0.18 – 98.35

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 high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
1	Greenland Europe & Central Asia	98.35
2	Luxembourg Europe & Central Asia	97.15
3	Bermuda North America	96.63
4	Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Latin America & Caribbean	95.65
5	San Marino Europe & Central Asia	95.03
6	Bahamas, The Latin America & Caribbean	93.54
7	Tuvalu East Asia & Pacific	92.75
8	Estonia Europe & Central Asia	91.94
9	Lithuania Europe & Central Asia	90.84
10	Latvia Europe & Central Asia	90.66

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Gambia, The +161.1%
Bhutan +36.5%
Zambia +31.4%
Ethiopia +28.3%
Sri Lanka +23.9%

Largest decreases

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	74	74.34
Upper middle income	54	59.22
Lower middle income	50	45.25
Low income	25	36.31
Not classified	2	35.64

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	36	58.75
Europe & Central Asia	53	72.90
Latin America & Caribbean	36	60.85
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	55.77
North America	3	73.59
South Asia	6	35.29
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	42.84

Lowest Values — 2023

#	Country	Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
1	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	0.18
2	Bhutan	4.90
3	Lesotho	5.79
4	Zimbabwe	8.71
5	Botswana	9.30
6	Eswatini	10.82
7	Nepal	12.63
8	Afghanistan	13.33
9	South Sudan	14.19
10	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	15.83

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