Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 64.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Upper middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Upper middle income stood at 64.7%. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Upper middle income peaked at 92.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 20th of 47 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.0% | — |
| 1961 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 87.0% | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 88.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 88.7% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 86.8% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 88.2% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 87.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 81.7% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 83.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 84.3% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 85.5% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 85.9% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 84.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.2% | 86.8% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 85.5% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 81.7% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 83.2% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 72.8% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 67.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.7% | 67.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Upper middle income?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Upper middle income was 64.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.