Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
19.0%
in 2023
United States
38.9%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
32nd
United States rank
31st

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 38.9% against 19.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 19.9%.

That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 8.6% 25.9% 17.3% United States
1970s 16.0% 23.4% 7.4% United States
1980s 32.1% 22.2% 9.9% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 14.0% 24.6% 10.6% United States
2000s 15.5% 31.0% 15.4% United States
2010s 22.0% 38.3% 16.3% United States
2020s 20.8% 39.6% 18.8% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or United States?
United States, at 38.9% against 19.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States?
19.9%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and United States ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.