Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 57.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA blend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 57.1% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA blend peaked at 91.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2018.
IDA blend ranks 33rd 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.8% | — |
| 1961 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 85.4% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 87.5% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 79.1% | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 78.1% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 88.2% | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 86.5% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 90.2% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 91.9% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 78.8% | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 84.6% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 87.5% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 85.9% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.8% | 78.1% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 87.1% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.4% | 78.8% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3% | 70.8% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 49.8% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 47.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 51.7% | 57.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 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
- 36 Armenia 86.1% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA blend?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA blend was 57.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2018.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- IDA blend ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.