Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 55.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 55.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 90.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2021.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.0% | — |
| 1961 | 83.2% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 80.7% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 82.4% | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 84.4% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 85.9% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 85.4% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 88.0% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 86.5% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 89.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 89.8% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 85.3% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 82.7% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 81.1% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 84.9% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 83.5% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.7% | 80.7% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.6% | 86.5% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 81.1% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 79.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 62.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 56.6% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.9% | 55.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 55.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2021.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.