Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in North America
North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in North America, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in North America peaked at 1.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1979.
North America ranks 42nd 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 Europe & in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +28.4% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -28.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -28.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -27.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +38.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +43.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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 europe & in North America?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in North America was 0.9% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1979.
- How does North America rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- North America ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 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.