Merchandise exports to high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 58.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 58.2% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 82.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.3% | — |
| 1961 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 77.0% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 76.4% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 79.2% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 80.8% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 76.8% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 74.7% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 79.6% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 77.7% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 78.3% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 79.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.6% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.6% | 74.7% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.9% | 74.7% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 77.2% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.3% | 74.6% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 64.8% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 59.4% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.2% | 60.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 88.6% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 88.5% compare
- 31 Portugal 88.4% compare
- 32 Slovenia 87.8% compare
- 33 Faroe Islands 87.8% compare
- 34 French Polynesia 87.1% compare
- 35 Denmark 87.1% compare
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in East Asia & Pacific was 58.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.