Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 55.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only stood at 55.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only peaked at 83.2% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2018.
IDA only ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.4% | — |
| 1961 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 82.6% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 81.6% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 80.2% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 75.3% | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 79.3% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 83.1% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 82.2% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 80.6% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 80.8% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 81.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 75.8% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 72.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 76.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 78.4% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.2% | 75.3% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 79.0% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 72.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 56.2% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 55.2% | 60.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in IDA only was 55.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 1968.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2018.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.