Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in North America
North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 18.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in North America, 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 North America is 18.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in North America peaked at 19.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1983.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 North America, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 10.5% | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 8.4% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.6% | 19.0% | 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 latin in North America?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in North America was 18.8% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1983.
- How does North America rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 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.