Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Lower middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 3.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Lower middle income peaked at 3.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1987.
That places Lower middle income 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1961 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | -24.3% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +28.8% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -24.0% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +62.7% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +55.5% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +16.9% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +33.4% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Lower middle income was 3.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1987.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.