Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1963.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +139.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -86.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -64.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +256.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +110.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +25.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +34.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -35.6% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +151.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -35.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +41.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +32.7% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +95.2% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +34.1% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -30.2% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -29.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +256.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1974 | +151.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| 1961 | +139.3% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 1967 | +110.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1963.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.