Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 south asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 4.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 6.5% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.5% | — |
| 1961 | 3.8% | -31.5% |
| 1962 | 4.7% | +25.4% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 5.9% | +51.9% |
| 1966 | 6.5% | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | -51.7% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -49.2% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -55.2% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +51.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -36.6% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +88.2% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +32.2% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +88.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4.9% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1966.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 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.