Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Arab World
Arab World: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Arab World, 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 middle in Arab World stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Arab World peaked at 9.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1976.
Arab World ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 6.6% | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 7.1% | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | -21.7% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -42.8% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +28.2% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -35.9% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +75.7% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +34.7% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More private sector data for Arab World
- Merchandise trade 53.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.59 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Arab World?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Arab World was 5.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1976.
- How does Arab World rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Arab World ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.