Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in North America
North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in North America, 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 North America stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in North America peaked at 10.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1977.
That places North America 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 North America, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +46.7% |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | -21.8% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -23.1% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +16.6% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +31.0% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in North America?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in North America was 9.3% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1977.
- How does North America rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- North America ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.