Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA blend
IDA blend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA blend peaked at 3.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1988.
That places IDA blend 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.8% | — |
| 1961 | 3.3% | +19.1% |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -24.0% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | -14.5% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | -23.4% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +231.7% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -54.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +107.6% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -40.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -59.2% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +54.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -33.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +84.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -29.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +120.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -28.7% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +41.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +42.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +55.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +231.7% | 1.2% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 41 Uruguay 2.5% compare
- 42 San Marino 2.4% compare
- 43 Morocco 2.4% compare
- 44 Georgia 2.4% compare
- 45 China 2.2% compare
- 46 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.2% compare
- 47 New Zealand 2.1% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA blend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in IDA blend was 0.9% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
- How does IDA blend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- IDA blend ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.