Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 60.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 60.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 93.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2020.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.4% | — |
| 1961 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 77.6% | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 82.9% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 84.5% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 86.9% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 88.8% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 86.8% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 88.9% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 91.7% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 93.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 84.1% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 81.9% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 85.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 84.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.4% | 77.6% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 89.5% | 86.4% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 80.8% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 79.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 63.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 56.6% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 53.6% | 60.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 27 Belgium 88.7% compare
- 28 Sweden 88.7% compare
- 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
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 60.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding 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.