Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 5.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Middle income, 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 Middle income is 5.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle income peaked at 6.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1961.
Middle income ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Latin in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8% | — |
| 1961 | 3.1% | -19.2% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 4.7% | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Middle income was 5.2% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1961.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.