Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 1.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 3.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5% | — |
| 1961 | 2.7% | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -49.1% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +53.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -37.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +23.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +174.3% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +44.3% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -45.5% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -40.0% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +53.5% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +48.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -46.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +71.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +27.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -7.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Pre-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +174.3% | 0.9% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Pre-demographic dividend was 1.1% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.