Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Other small states, 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 Other small states stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Other small states peaked at 6.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1960.
Other small states ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4% | — |
| 1961 | 1.6% | +13.7% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +43.4% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -26.1% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -18.6% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | +106.8% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +30.2% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -26.4% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -21.2% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -42.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +79.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -25.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +53.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Other small states?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Other small states was 4.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1960.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Other small states ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.