Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 53.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Pacific island small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 53.3% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Pacific island small states peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2023.
Pacific island small states ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.3% | — |
| 1961 | 100.0% | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 95.9% | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 95.4% | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 95.6% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 94.3% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 93.3% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 92.1% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 87.3% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 90.5% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 80.5% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 83.8% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 82.2% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 91.3% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 82.1% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 83.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 97.9% | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 96.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 91.9% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 88.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 92.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.2% | 94.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.7% | 87.3% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 80.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 83.2% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 79.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 55.1% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 53.3% | 65.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Pacific island small states?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Pacific island small states was 53.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.