Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in OECD members, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 3.2% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in OECD members peaked at 9.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places OECD members 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.7% | — |
| 1961 | 4.3% | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 3.9% | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 3.5% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | +38.8% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +43.9% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 2.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 3.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 36 Tunisia 9.8% compare
- 37 American Samoa 9.7% compare
- 38 South Sudan 9.7% compare
- 39 Suriname 9.5% compare
- 40 San Marino 9.4% compare
- 41 Palau 9.2% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 8.7% compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in OECD members?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in OECD members was 3.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.