Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Spain
Spain: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Spain, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.6% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Spain peaked at 1.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1968.
Spain ranks 132nd of 205 countries 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +44.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -70.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +76.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -76.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +52.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +59.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +60.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +36.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -59.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +62.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +77.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -37.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -23.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 86% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 129 Central African Republic 0.6% compare
- 130 Vanuatu 0.6% compare
- 131 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
- 133 Seychelles 0.6% compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 0.5% compare
- 135 Netherlands 0.5% compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Spain?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Spain was 0.6% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1968.
- How does Spain rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Spain ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.