Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 5.6% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Middle income peaked at 5.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1962.
That places Middle income 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1961 | 2.8% | +9.1% |
| 1962 | 2.2% | -22.8% |
| 1963 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -21.0% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +54.7% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Middle income was 5.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1962.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.