Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate was -10.21 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-10.21 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 151.9%
Rank
17th
of 21 regions
All-time high
280.75 % change on previous year
in 1964
All-time low
-59.41 % change on previous year
in 1995
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded -10.21 % change on previous year for printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 151.9% on the previous year and down 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 280.75 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -59.41 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 17.52 % change on previous year | +67.1% |
| 1964 | 280.75 % change on previous year | +1502.6% |
| 1965 | -15.33 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 1966 | -34.3 % change on previous year | +123.7% |
| 1967 | -19.06 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1968 | 19.2 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 1969 | 25.84 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 1970 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 1971 | 11.14 % change on previous year | -342.7% |
| 1972 | -18.68 % change on previous year | -267.7% |
| 1973 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 1974 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -226.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9915 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 1976 | 5.47 % change on previous year | +451.7% |
| 1977 | 10.53 % change on previous year | +92.5% |
| 1978 | -7.94 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 1979 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -163.9% |
| 1980 | 31.34 % change on previous year | +518.1% |
| 1981 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 1982 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -318.2% |
| 1983 | -7.99 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 1984 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1985 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1986 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -470.6% |
| 1987 | -17.05 % change on previous year | -359.7% |
| 1988 | 37.92 % change on previous year | -322.4% |
| 1989 | -38.75 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 1990 | 12.51 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 1991 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 32.3 % change on previous year | +299.2% |
| 1993 | 12.39 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 1994 | 44.99 % change on previous year | +263.0% |
| 1995 | -59.41 % change on previous year | -232.0% |
| 1996 | 82.38 % change on previous year | -238.7% |
| 1997 | 29.7 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 1998 | 26.91 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 68.74 % change on previous year | +155.4% |
| 2000 | -14.81 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2001 | 8.95 % change on previous year | -160.4% |
| 2002 | -17.2 % change on previous year | -292.2% |
| 2003 | 23.92 % change on previous year | -239.1% |
| 2004 | 43.47 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 2005 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 2006 | 9.63 % change on previous year | +158.0% |
| 2007 | 11.99 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2008 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 2009 | 26.77 % change on previous year | -595.8% |
| 2010 | 10.03 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2011 | 13.91 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 2012 | 15.07 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2013 | -0.3053 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2014 | 35.48 % change on previous year | -11720.2% |
| 2015 | -19.32 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 2016 | 29.86 % change on previous year | -254.5% |
| 2017 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 2018 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -158.1% |
| 2019 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 2020 | -21.97 % change on previous year | -1079.2% |
| 2021 | -10.65 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2023 | 19.7 % change on previous year | +54329.8% |
| 2024 | -10.21 % change on previous year | -151.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.64 % change on previous year | -34.3 % change on previous year | 280.75 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1041 % change on previous year | -18.68 % change on previous year | 11.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 % change on previous year | -38.75 % change on previous year | 37.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.86 % change on previous year | -59.41 % change on previous year | 82.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1 % change on previous year | -17.2 % change on previous year | 43.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 % change on previous year | -19.32 % change on previous year | 35.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.62 % change on previous year | -21.97 % change on previous year | 19.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 14 Djibouti 95.09 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 71.43 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Mali 68.83 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Bahamas 66.79 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Eswatini 64.83 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.41 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Belarus 60.84 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was -10.21 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 280.75 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.41 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 17th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.