Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 2.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1962.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +38.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5% | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -30.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +20.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +47.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +77.8% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +74.5% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -40.0% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -26.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.57 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 56.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,373 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.4% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1962.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.