Middle income vs United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Middle income
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 38.9% against 19.9% in Middle income, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 29th and United States ranks 31st of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 25.9% | 20.2% | United States |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 23.4% | 18.0% | United States |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 22.2% | 13.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 24.6% | 17.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 31.0% | 19.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 38.3% | 20.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 39.6% | 20.6% | 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, Middle income or United States?
- United States, at 38.9% against 19.9% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Middle income and United States?
- 19.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and United States rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Middle income ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.