Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 5.0% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 8.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1962.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1961 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | -30.1% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +19.0% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | +32.9% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +47.0% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 23 Saudi Arabia 16.8% compare
- 24 Kenya 16.2% compare
- 25 India 16.1% compare
- 26 Tuvalu 15.0% compare
- 27 Mauritania 14.0% compare
- 28 Tanzania 11.8% compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 11.5% compare
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Late-demographic dividend was 5.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1962.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.