Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 27.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in East Asia & Pacific stood at 27.6%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 28.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1977.
That places East Asia & Pacific 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.6% | — |
| 1961 | 12.6% | +19.0% |
| 1962 | 10.8% | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 12.5% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 13.6% | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 13.6% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 11.8% | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 10.1% | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 12.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 18.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.1% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 28.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in East Asia & Pacific?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in East Asia & Pacific was 27.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1977.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.