Agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 1.6% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% 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 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
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% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 161.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,366 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 543.12 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 130.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Lower middle income was 1.6% in 2024, 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 2024.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.