Saudi Arabia vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Saudi Arabia
40.5%
in 2023
Upper middle income
19.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
31st

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 40.5% against 19.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 21.5%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 8.5% 5.2% 3.3% Saudi Arabia
1970s 10.5% 4.8% 5.7% Saudi Arabia
1980s 14.1% 9.7% 4.4% Saudi Arabia
1990s 15.7% 6.4% 9.3% Saudi Arabia
2000s 36.5% 9.9% 26.5% Saudi Arabia
2010s 36.7% 16.8% 19.9% Saudi Arabia
2020s 41.4% 17.9% 23.5% Saudi Arabia

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, Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
Saudi Arabia, at 40.5% against 19.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
21.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 206 countries.
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.