Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Upper middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 2.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Upper middle income peaked at 4.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1963.
Upper middle income ranks 19th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +34.6% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | -30.0% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | +31.2% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +48.5% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +53.5% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -37.6% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +79.4% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +79.4% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 22 Kenya 5.5% compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Upper middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Upper middle income was 2.2% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1963.
- How does Upper middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Upper middle income ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.