Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 10.8% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 16.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1980.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.2% | — |
| 1961 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 8.3% | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 8.9% | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | -19.4% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 6.3% | -19.7% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 7.6% | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -36.1% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -22.4% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +116.4% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 6.9% | +36.9% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +28.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +116.4% | 2.6% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 10.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.