Trade & Finance

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Name: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) by Country
Creator: World Bank
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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.

World Bank code: TM.VAL.MRCH.R4.ZS • Data available for 205 countries • Latest year: 2023

In 2023, Afghanistan led Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) at 23.68.

The world median across 191 reporting countries was 0.69.

What this measures: 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.

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: 191 countries
Median: 0.69
Mean: 1.73
25th percentile: 0.17
75th percentile: 2.14
Range: 0.00 – 23.68

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 Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)
1	Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23.68
2	Syrian Arab Republic Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	21.73
3	Greece Europe & Central Asia	11.96
4	Tunisia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	9.82
5	Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa	9.07
6	Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa	8.04
7	West Bank and Gaza Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	8.03
8	Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa	7.99
9	Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	7.40
10	Italy Europe & Central Asia	5.77

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

San Marino +64,976.5%
Lesotho +7,929.1%
South Sudan +268.5%
Bolivia +223.5%
Jamaica +221.0%

Largest decreases

American Samoa -100.0%
Nepal -97.5%
Papua New Guinea -96.9%
Libya -92.7%
Gambia, The -82.5%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	69	1.07
Upper middle income	49	1.05
Lower middle income	47	2.02
Low income	24	4.24
Not classified	2	4.13

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	24	0.32
Europe & Central Asia	53	1.38
Latin America & Caribbean	35	0.27
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	5.17
North America	3	0.35
South Asia	6	1.39
Sub-Saharan Africa	47	2.39

Lowest Values — 2023

#	Country	Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)
1	American Samoa	0.00
2	Marshall Islands	0.00
3	Papua New Guinea	0.00
4	Bhutan	0.00
5	Palau	0.00
6	Viet Nam	0.00
7	Lao PDR	0.00
8	Bahamas, The	0.01
9	St. Lucia	0.01
10	Barbados	0.01

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Source: World Bank Open Data (TM.VAL.MRCH.R4.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2023.