Trade & Finance
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 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.
World Bank code: TM.VAL.MRCH.R1.ZS • Data available for 205 countries • Latest year: 2023
In , Korea, Dem. People's Rep. led Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) at 97.10.
The world median across 205 reporting countries was 18.24.
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Distribution — 2023
- Reporting
- 205 countries
- Median
- 18.24
- Mean
- 20.25
- 25th percentile
- 9.54
- 75th percentile
- 25.99
- Range
- 0.07 – 97.10
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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. East Asia & Pacific | 97.10 |
| 2 | Lao PDR East Asia & Pacific | 81.87 |
| 3 | Cambodia East Asia & Pacific | 80.93 |
| 4 | Myanmar East Asia & Pacific | 61.35 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific | 55.63 |
| 6 | Timor-Leste East Asia & Pacific | 55.09 |
| 7 | Brunei Darussalam East Asia & Pacific | 52.27 |
| 8 | Hong Kong SAR, China East Asia & Pacific | 49.57 |
| 9 | Russian Federation Europe & Central Asia | 48.60 |
| 10 | Philippines East Asia & Pacific | 47.53 |
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View complete rankings →Biggest Movers — Year over Year
Largest increases
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) +361.5%
- Kazakhstan +145.5%
- Central African Republic +118.6%
- Mozambique +109.9%
- Guam +104.8%
Largest decreases
- Gambia, The -60.6%
- Gibraltar -52.1%
- Bhutan -50.9%
- Nicaragua -47.5%
- Nauru -36.4%
By Income Group — Average
| Income group | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| High income | 74 | 14.53 |
| Upper middle income | 54 | 19.74 |
| Lower middle income | 50 | 26.85 |
| Low income | 25 | 23.89 |
| Not classified | 2 | 35.75 |
By Region — Average
| Region | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 36 | 37.30 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 53 | 12.34 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 36 | 16.59 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23 | 20.18 |
| North America | 3 | 12.99 |
| South Asia | 6 | 23.36 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 19.06 |
Lowest Values — 2023
| # | Country | Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 0.07 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 0.55 |
| 3 | Greenland | 1.04 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1.37 |
| 5 | Bahamas, The | 2.11 |
| 6 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.50 |
| 7 | San Marino | 3.09 |
| 8 | Botswana | 3.36 |
| 9 | Bhutan | 3.49 |
| 10 | Croatia | 3.83 |
Source: World Bank Open Data (TM.VAL.MRCH.R1.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2023.