Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 1.7% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2025.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income peaked at 6.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.4% | — |
| 1963 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 5.4% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.3% | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | -28.8% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -38.7% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | +106.8% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | -27.8% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +21.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +106.8% | 2.9% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income was 1.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.