Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 63.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IBRD only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 63.5% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in IBRD only peaked at 89.7% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 25th 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.7% | — |
| 1961 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 86.9% | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 85.8% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 83.4% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 80.6% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.1% | 86.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.9% | 83.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 80.6% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 72.4% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 67.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 63.5% | 67.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in IBRD only?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IBRD only was 63.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- IBRD only ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.