Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 44.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern is 44.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 85.1% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2018.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.4% | — |
| 1961 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 80.2% | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 77.7% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 83.3% | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 85.1% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 83.2% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 80.9% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 75.8% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 72.6% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 74.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 76.7% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 78.6% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 84.0% | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 82.6% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 79.7% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.4% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 78.7% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 82.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 81.4% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 76.7% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | -35.3% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | -11.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -35.3% | 73.4% | 47.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.1% | 77.7% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.8% | 72.6% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 74.4% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 72.1% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 47.5% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 42.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 44.4% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 43 Central African Republic 84.3% compare
- 44 United Kingdom 84.2% compare
- 45 Italy 84.0% compare
- 46 Spain 83.8% compare
- 47 France 83.7% compare
- 48 Cape Verde 83.4% compare
- 49 Romania 83.1% compare
More private sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Merchandise trade 45.4% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Africa Eastern and Southern was 44.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2018.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.