Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru
Nauru: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 16.7% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru peaked at 95.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2020.
That places Nauru 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.5% | — |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +47.5% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | -61.6% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | +258.4% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +43.9% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -59.6% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +161.8% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -55.9% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -68.4% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +107.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +5.5% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 16.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 21% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 16.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +258.4% | 20.2% | 72.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 20.2% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 37.0% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 11.7% | 24.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.8% compare
- 189 Iran 19.1% compare
- 190 Guinea 18.9% compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 15.1% compare
- 193 Sierra Leone 13.7% compare
- 194 Guam 13.6% compare
More private sector data for Nauru
- Merchandise trade 55.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 67.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 31.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,578 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 1,366 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nauru was 16.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2020.
- How does Nauru rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Nauru ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.