Naoero: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Naoero had the 144th highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Naoero in the 2023 ranking

• Mauritania — 173rd of 205: 0%
• Mauritius — 174th of 205: 0%
• Mongolia — 175th of 205: 0%
• New Caledonia — 177th of 205: 0%
• Nicaragua — 178th of 205: 0%
• Niger — 179th of 205: 0%

What this measures

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 0% (2023)
• Australia — 0.000353% (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 0% (2023)
• Cambodia — 0% (2023)
• China — 0.03% (2023)
• Fiji — 0% (2023)
• French Polynesia — 0% (2023)
• Guam

More private sector & trade data for Naoero

• Import unit value index (2015 = 100) — 111.3 (2025)
• Export unit value index (2015 = 100) — 92 (2025)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 76.56% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 9.51% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) — 13.93% (2023)
• Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) — US$71.29 million (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) — 13.93% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Naoero's merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)?

0% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is unchanged since 2000. The highest value was 0% in 2000 and the lowest 0% in 2000.

How does Naoero rank?

144th highest of 205 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.RS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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