Merchandise exports to high-income economies in High income
High income: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 71.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in High income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
High income recorded 71.7% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in High income peaked at 86.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2021.
High income ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.8% | — |
| 1961 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 78.6% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 81.1% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 78.4% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 81.2% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 82.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 80.9% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 79.4% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 82.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 85.4% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 85.3% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 84.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 82.4% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.4% | 75.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.9% | 78.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 79.4% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.6% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 76.1% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 72.2% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 71.6% | 72.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in High income?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in High income was 71.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2021.
- How does High income rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- High income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.