Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Arab World
Arab World: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Arab World, 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 europe & in Arab World stood at 2.8%.
The figure is up 45.8% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Arab World peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
That places Arab World 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -56.9% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +1369.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +32.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | -36.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +46.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | +19.2% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -47.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +54.2% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +161.6% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +76.7% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +45.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +1369.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 1981 | +161.6% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More private sector data for Arab World
- Merchandise trade 53.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.59 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Arab World?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Arab World was 2.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Arab World rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Arab World ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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 Europe & Central Asia (% 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 Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.