Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 6.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
That places Post-demographic dividend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | -15.1% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +48.6% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Post-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +48.6% | 4.3% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Post-demographic dividend was 1.2% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.