Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 1.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.0% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 132.63 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -32.33 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8864 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.9958 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 34.4 % change on previous year | +3354.2% |
| 1964 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 1965 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 1966 | 6.29 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 1967 | 13.02 % change on previous year | +107.0% |
| 1968 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 11.81 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 9.34 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 24.13 % change on previous year | +158.5% |
| 1972 | -5.1 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 1973 | 42.14 % change on previous year | -926.4% |
| 1974 | 132.63 % change on previous year | +214.7% |
| 1975 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 1976 | 13.38 % change on previous year | -627.3% |
| 1977 | 9.69 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1978 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1979 | 50.86 % change on previous year | +3636.8% |
| 1980 | 33.09 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1981 | -23.88 % change on previous year | -172.2% |
| 1982 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1983 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -171.0% |
| 1984 | -7.27 % change on previous year | +121.2% |
| 1985 | -0.3895 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 1986 | -30.01 % change on previous year | +7603.3% |
| 1987 | 23.63 % change on previous year | -178.8% |
| 1988 | 0.328 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1989 | 21.23 % change on previous year | +6373.1% |
| 1990 | 18.47 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1991 | -15.48 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1992 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1993 | -9.03 % change on previous year | +541.0% |
| 1994 | 6.24 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 1995 | 9.18 % change on previous year | +47.0% |
| 1996 | 16.75 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5014 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1998 | -17.76 % change on previous year | +3442.6% |
| 1999 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -287.7% |
| 2000 | 35.87 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2001 | -11.53 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2002 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 2003 | 15.14 % change on previous year | +250.2% |
| 2004 | 29.92 % change on previous year | +97.7% |
| 2005 | 32.35 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 25.09 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2007 | 15.81 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 33.82 % change on previous year | +113.9% |
| 2009 | -32.33 % change on previous year | -195.6% |
| 2010 | 29.22 % change on previous year | -190.4% |
| 2011 | 15.89 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2013 | -8.73 % change on previous year | -297.7% |
| 2014 | -7.17 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2015 | -28.11 % change on previous year | +291.8% |
| 2016 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 2017 | 18.07 % change on previous year | -554.5% |
| 2018 | 20.96 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2019 | -12.89 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 2020 | -29.03 % change on previous year | +125.2% |
| 2021 | 53.33 % change on previous year | -283.7% |
| 2022 | 36.7 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2023 | -9.21 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2024 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2025 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -7603.3% | -0.3895 % change on previous year | -30.01 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +6373.1% | 0.328 % change on previous year | 21.23 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +3636.8% | 1.36 % change on previous year | 50.86 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -3442.6% | -0.5014 % change on previous year | -17.76 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +3354.2% | 0.9958 % change on previous year | 34.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.15 % change on previous year | 0.8864 % change on previous year | 34.4 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.59 % change on previous year | -5.1 % change on previous year | 132.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 % change on previous year | -30.01 % change on previous year | 33.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 % change on previous year | -17.76 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.85 % change on previous year | -32.33 % change on previous year | 35.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 % change on previous year | -28.11 % change on previous year | 29.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 % change on previous year | -29.03 % change on previous year | 53.33 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 39 Djibouti 17.82 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Cambodia 17.3 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Viet Nam 16.82 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Hong Kong, China 16.74 % change on previous year compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 16.69 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Faroe Islands 15.96 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Maldives 15.93 % change on previous year compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 772.66 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.11 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 132.63 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.33 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.