Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 9.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in OECD members, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 9.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in OECD members peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1964.
That places OECD members 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.9% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | +18.3% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 33 Thailand 32.1% compare
- 34 Iraq 31.5% compare
- 35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 31.1% compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 30.3% compare
- 37 Japan 29.9% compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 29.8% compare
- 39 Malaysia 27.4% compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in OECD members?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in OECD members was 9.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1964.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- OECD members ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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.