Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Australia
Australia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Australia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Australia peaked at 4.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 107th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | -15.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -42.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +92.5% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +23.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -57.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +96.8% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +188.2% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -43.3% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -47.3% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +187.4% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | +59.5% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -35.8% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +31.8% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -22.7% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +45.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -45.4% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -37.4% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +105.3% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +23.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -52.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -33.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +70.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -40.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -31.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +26.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 61% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 10.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +188.2% | 1.2% | 3.5% |
| 1974 | +187.4% | 1.1% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Australia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Australia was 0.4% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Australia ranks 107th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.