Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 2.3%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in IBRD only peaked at 5.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +28.6% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -27.1% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +61.1% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -21.5% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -24.0% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 12 Somalia 10.1% compare
- 13 Oman 9.9% compare
- 14 Tunisia 8.7% compare
- 15 Greece 8.6% compare
- 16 Mauritania 8.5% compare
- 17 Palestine, State of 7.3% compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 6.6% compare
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in IBRD only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in IBRD only was 2.3% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- IBRD only ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.