Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in IDA total, 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 latin in IDA total is 1.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in IDA total peaked at 2.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
IDA total ranks 30th of 47 groups 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 Latin in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.1% | +14.7% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -18.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +46.1% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +26.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +41.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +155.9% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -53.6% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -38.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +79.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +103.0% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -35.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +41.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -20.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +155.9% | 0.9% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in IDA total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in IDA total was 1.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- IDA total ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.