Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 80.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Caribbean small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 80.0% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Caribbean small states peaked at 98.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2018.
Caribbean small states ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Caribbean small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.0% | — |
| 1961 | 94.0% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 95.5% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 96.6% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 95.3% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 91.8% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 95.5% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 94.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 92.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 91.2% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 91.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 95.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 93.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 89.6% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 87.9% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 77.6% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 78.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.2% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.2% | 91.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 91.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 77.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 74.2% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 66.2% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 72.3% | 80.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean small states
More private sector data for Caribbean small states
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Caribbean small states?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Caribbean small states was 80.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2018.
- How does Caribbean small states rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Caribbean small states ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean small states 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.