Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Low income
Low income: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Low 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 Low income stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Low income peaked at 0.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1999.
Low income ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.4% | -26.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | — |
| 1965 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -219.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +33571593879329024.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +96.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -64.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +724.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +1386.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +495.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -71.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -87.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +348003593890286.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +13016.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -50.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +75167582652176.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +611.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -64.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -94.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +1605.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +360855432775.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +324.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +646136340165.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +10671.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +6510.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -76.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +4479.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -62885109269858.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +143.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +35.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1601.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -52.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -43.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +65.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -74.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +33571593879329024.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1979 | +348003593890286.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1983 | +75167582652176.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | +62885109269858.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +646136340165.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1990 | +360855432775.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Low income?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Low income 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1999.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Low income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.