Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 12.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 12.9%.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 15.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1975.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.0% | -11.6% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -25.1% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +49.5% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -34.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -39.4% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +107.8% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -34.1% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +133.2% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -31.8% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +35.3% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -24.2% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +50.7% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +58.9% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +43.7% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Pre-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +133.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.9% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Pre-demographic dividend was 12.9% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1975.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.