Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 3.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.2% | — |
| 1961 | 2.9% | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -29.2% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -33.7% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +36.5% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -34.2% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | +21.2% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +59.4% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -35.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +55.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.5% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.