Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in United States
United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in United States, 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 United States stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in United States peaked at 1.4% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1979.
United States ranks 96th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +31.3% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -28.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +16.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -30.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +36.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +47.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +31.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 87% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in United States?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in United States was 1.0% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1979.
- How does United States rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- United States ranks 96th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.