Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in United States
United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 23.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in United States, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
United States recorded 23.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in United States peaked at 23.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1983.
That places United States 15th out of 203 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.9% | — |
| 1961 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 12.6% | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 11.6% | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 11.2% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 10.9% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 11.4% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 12.5% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 13.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 20.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.7% | 23.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in United States?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in United States was 23.4% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1983.
- How does United States rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- United States ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.