Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Low income
Low income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 25.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Low income peaked at 25.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1962.
Low income ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 3.3% | +57.8% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -49.8% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | +125.3% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -39.9% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -38.4% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +37.5% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | +41.4% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -31.4% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -31.7% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +167.0% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +19.3% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -29.7% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +74.2% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +49.9% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +75.5% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +51.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -53.3% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -55.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +122.6% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +53.9% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +53.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 4.4% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 5.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 6.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 16.2% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Low income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Low income was 25.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1962.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Low income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.