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Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)
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Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)
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.
World Bank code: TM.VAL.MRCH.WR.ZS
• Data available for 202 countries • Latest year: 2023
In ,
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
led Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) at 97.10.
The world median across 202 reporting countries was
13.09.
What this measures:
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.
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
202 countries
Median
13.09
Mean
19.71
25th percentile
3.93
75th percentile
30.06
Range
0.01 – 97.10
World at a Glance — 2023
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
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Highest Values — 2023
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