Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 17.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 17.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 26.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 3.3% | +23.0% |
| 1962 | 4.7% | +40.4% |
| 1963 | 5.5% | +18.4% |
| 1964 | 5.6% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 5.5% | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 7.8% | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 7.6% | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +45.7% |
| 1973 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | -32.3% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | -33.4% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +125.0% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +125.0% | 10.4% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 2.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.0% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 17.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.