Merchandise exports to high-income economies in World
World: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 69.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in World, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in World stood at 69.1%. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in World peaked at 86.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2023.
That places World 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.6% | — |
| 1961 | 78.5% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 79.9% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 81.8% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 79.2% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 82.0% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 83.3% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 81.6% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 79.8% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 85.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 85.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 84.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 82.1% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.5% | 77.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.4% | 79.2% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 79.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 81.7% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 74.6% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 70.3% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 69.1% | 70.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in World?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in World was 69.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2023.
- How does World rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- World ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.