Merchandise exports to high-income economies in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 78.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 78.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in OECD members peaked at 87.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1960.
That places OECD members 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.2% | — |
| 1961 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 78.8% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 77.8% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 80.4% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 78.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 80.6% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 82.9% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 86.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 85.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.6% | 76.2% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 77.8% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 78.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 84.2% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 79.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.7% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.1% | 78.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in OECD members?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in OECD members was 78.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.