Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 1.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 4.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8% | — |
| 1961 | 1.1% | +32.8% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | +44.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | +43.4% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +48.5% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +36.1% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +27.7% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.3% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.