Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 26.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 26.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 26.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1982.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | -34.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -24.6% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +115.3% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -20.6% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +32.7% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -54.4% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +54.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -50.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +38.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +75.7% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +41.1% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +62.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -40.6% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +54.4% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +426.5% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +17.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +426.5% | 3.9% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 15.9% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 22.8% | 26.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Pre-demographic dividend was 26.7% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1982.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.