Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Australia
Australia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Australia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.6% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Australia peaked at 3.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1989.
That places Australia 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.5% | -15.5% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +25.3% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +31.0% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | -22.6% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +48.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -31.3% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +48.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -42.8% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +44.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +31.3% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 67% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Australia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Australia 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 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Australia ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.