Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 11.2%.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Lower middle income peaked at 11.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1974.
Lower middle income ranks 6th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | -23.5% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | +14.2% |
| 1966 | 3.4% | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +40.4% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -24.4% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -28.8% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +45.0% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +33.4% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +32.7% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Lower middle income was 11.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.