Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 69.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states stood at 69.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states peaked at 95.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1967.
Other small states ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.6% | — |
| 1961 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 64.4% | -32.1% |
| 1968 | 69.5% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 72.6% | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 95.3% | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 72.8% | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 87.9% | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 88.5% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.9% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 90.4% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 88.7% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 90.6% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 87.9% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 87.8% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 90.4% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 88.5% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 88.3% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 72.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +31.4% | 72.6% | 95.3% |
| 1967 | -32.1% | 94.9% | 64.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.3% | 64.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 72.8% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 87.9% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 69.3% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 69.5% | 71.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Other small states was 69.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1967.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Other small states ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.