Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 66.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 66.2% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 89.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2013.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 47 groups 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 high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.5% | — |
| 1961 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 84.3% | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 86.3% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 87.9% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 88.7% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 86.3% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 85.1% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 86.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 85.8% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 85.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.5% | 84.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.9% | 86.6% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.1% | 84.1% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 82.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 68.6% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.5% | 66.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 16 Luxembourg 91.4% compare
- 17 Slovakia 91.3% compare
- 18 Haiti 91.0% compare
- 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90.7% compare
- 20 Palestine 90.7% compare
- 21 Canada 90.6% compare
- 22 Netherlands 90.5% compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Early-demographic dividend was 66.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2013.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.