Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in United States
United States: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 3.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in United States, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
United States recorded 3.2% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in United States peaked at 9.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1970.
United States ranks 91st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | +18.6% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | +15.0% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | -22.6% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +35.8% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +47.3% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 7.1% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | -23.1% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | -16.3% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +15.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 2.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in United States?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in United States 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1970.
- How does United States rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- United States ranks 91st out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United 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.