Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 14.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 14.7% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 19.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1963.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.9% | — |
| 1961 | 6.3% | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 6.0% | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 7.4% | +29.6% |
| 1966 | 7.2% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 8.1% | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 9.5% | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +28.9% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 6.3% | -25.7% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | +96.7% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 16.4% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.5% | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -30.6% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +47.8% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +96.7% | 6.3% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.7% | 6.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 6.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 9.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 30.0% (2025)
- Food imports 5.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 864.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 510.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 14.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1963.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.