Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 4.8% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 4.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1976.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -17.7% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +34.7% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -30.7% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -30.8% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +78.5% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +78.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in IDA & IBRD total was 4.8% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1976.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.