Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in South Asia
South Asia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in South Asia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in South Asia is 9.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in South Asia peaked at 13.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1987.
South Asia ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.0% | — |
| 1961 | 3.9% | -21.0% |
| 1962 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | +32.2% |
| 1965 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 5.7% | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 5.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -22.4% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -23.0% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | +39.0% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -31.1% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +28.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 5.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More private sector data for South Asia
- Merchandise trade 30.0% (2025)
- Food imports 5.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 864.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 510.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in South Asia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in South Asia was 9.6% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1987.
- How does South Asia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- South Asia ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.