Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1962.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -22.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | +38.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -27.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +22.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +52.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +77.5% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +78.7% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -42.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 40 San Marino 9.4% compare
- 41 Palau 9.2% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 8.7% compare
- 43 Qatar 8.4% compare
- 44 Bolivia 8.4% compare
- 45 Afghanistan 8.3% compare
- 46 Djibouti 8.2% compare
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,178 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1962.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.