Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 5.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Post-demographic dividend, 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 latin in Post-demographic dividend stood at 5.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1988.
That places Post-demographic dividend 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8% | — |
| 1961 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.2% | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 5.5% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Post-demographic dividend was 5.5% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1988.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.