Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -75.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +173.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -85.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +466.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -72.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -90.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +135.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +393.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -85.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +172.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +338.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -53.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -65.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +282.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +278.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -67.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -28.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +142.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +57.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -75.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +221.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +62.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +60.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -34.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +84.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +59.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -33.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -47.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +128.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +56.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +47.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +32.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +31.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +23.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +466.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | +393.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.