Merchandise exports to high-income economies in United States
United States: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 61.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in United States, 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 United States is 61.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in United States peaked at 78.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2021.
United States ranks 117th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.9% | — |
| 1961 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 69.5% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 72.0% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 76.5% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.7% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 70.5% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 73.6% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 71.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 73.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 77.0% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 76.3% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 77.4% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 74.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 72.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 61.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 76% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.8% | 69.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.5% | 70.5% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.1% | 71.5% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 71.8% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 64.4% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.2% | 61.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in United States?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in United States was 61.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- United States ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United 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.