Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 3.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 4.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1980.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | -16.1% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -24.8% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +53.5% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +29.9% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +25.7% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Early-demographic dividend was 3.5% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1980.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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 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.