Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 5.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Africa Eastern and Southern, 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 south asia in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 5.8%.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 7.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1988.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th 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 South Asia in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5% | — |
| 1961 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 4.3% | -42.7% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 2.9% | -26.6% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -19.6% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +30.2% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -42.7% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -25.5% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +49.2% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +37.8% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -35.2% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +27.1% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +28.4% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +33.7% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +123.3% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +63.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -14.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +123.3% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 2.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More private sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Merchandise trade 45.4% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 337.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 282.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Africa Eastern and Southern was 5.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1988.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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 South Asia (% 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.