Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 4.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 5.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1963.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1961 | 2.0% | +70.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -63.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -28.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +31.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +29.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -30.7% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +118.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +56.4% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +77.9% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +11.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +118.5% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| 1981 | +77.9% | 2.3% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 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 to economies in the arab world in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1963.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. 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.