Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Early-demographic dividend stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -40.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +33.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +42.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +28.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +24.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +45.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -46.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -58.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +86.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +73.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +69.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -49.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -38.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +70.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 15 United States 0.1% compare
- 16 Lebanon 0.1% compare
- 17 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
- 19 China 0.1% compare
- 20 Chile 0.1% compare
- 21 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 920.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.15 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Early-demographic dividend was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.