Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World
World: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 1.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World, 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 World is 1.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in World peaked at 5.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
World ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.9% | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +31.7% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +48.8% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in World 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 | +48.8% | 3.9% | 5.7% |
| 1974 | +31.7% | 2.9% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in World?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in World was 1.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does World rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.