United States vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

United States
38.9%
in 2023
Upper middle income
19.0%
in 2023
United States rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
31st

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

  • United States
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

United States currently reports 38.9% against 19.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.9%.

That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 206 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 25.9% 4.2% 21.6% United States
1970s 23.4% 4.8% 18.6% United States
1980s 22.2% 9.7% 12.5% United States
1990s 24.6% 6.4% 18.2% United States
2000s 31.0% 9.9% 21.0% United States
2010s 38.3% 16.8% 21.4% United States
2020s 39.6% 17.9% 21.6% 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, United States or Upper middle income?
United States, at 38.9% 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 United States and Upper middle income?
19.9%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do United States and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
United States ranks 31st 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.