Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in IDA blend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA blend stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA blend peaked at 6.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2006.
That places IDA blend 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 4.1% | +21.0% |
| 1962 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | -20.9% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +16.2% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | -17.7% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +38.6% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +151.6% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -47.8% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +70.2% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +47.4% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +43.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +151.6% | 2.5% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA blend?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA blend 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2006.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.