Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Middle income
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 Middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 2.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Middle income peaked at 4.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places Middle income 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -25.2% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +26.3% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -36.9% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +27.0% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +56.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +23.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 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 Middle income
- 15 Greece 8.6% compare
- 16 Mauritania 8.5% compare
- 17 Palestine 7.3% compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 6.6% compare
- 19 Ethiopia 6.6% compare
- 20 Tajikistan 5.9% compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 5.8% compare
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Middle income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.