Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 12.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only peaked at 18.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1960.
IDA only ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +19.5% |
| 1962 | 4.2% | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | +24.0% |
| 1964 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 5.8% | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 7.9% | +32.4% |
| 1970 | 8.5% | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | +53.3% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 11.1% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | -46.1% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | -32.6% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +31.4% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +114.7% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +43.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only 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 | +114.7% | 4.3% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 4.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA only 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 recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.