United States vs World: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- United States
- World
How they compare
United States currently reports 38.9% against 18.1% in World, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 31st and World ranks 33rd 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 15.9% | 9.9% | United States |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 13.8% | 9.6% | United States |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 12.3% | 9.9% | United States |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 10.1% | 14.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 11.9% | 19.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 16.8% | 21.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 17.3% | 22.2% | 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 World?
- United States, at 38.9% against 18.1% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between United States and World?
- 20.8%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do United States and World rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- United States ranks 31st and World ranks 33rd 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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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.