Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 9.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 9.2% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA only peaked at 23.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1968.
IDA only ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 4.1% | -14.9% |
| 1962 | 4.4% | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 4.2% | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | +22.3% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | +39.0% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -25.1% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +46.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +38.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +44.7% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +107.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -53.5% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in IDA only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +107.1% | 8.8% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 6.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA only?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in IDA only was 9.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1968.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.