Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 3.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IBRD only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 3.1% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IBRD only peaked at 3.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1973.
IBRD only ranks 29th 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 in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +17.2% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -12.8% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | +78.2% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -39.3% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -37.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +24.9% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -40.2% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +53.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 26 Comoros 21.4% compare
- 27 Ghana 20.7% compare
- 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.6% compare
- 29 American Samoa 19.7% compare
- 30 Mozambique 19.7% compare
- 31 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 17.6% compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 17.3% compare
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IBRD only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IBRD only was 3.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1973.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- IBRD only ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.