Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Low & middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 2.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low & middle income peaked at 4.4% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.
Low & middle income ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -18.9% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -11.0% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -36.9% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +54.4% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low & middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.