Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 13.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 13.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total peaked at 20.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1960.
IDA total ranks 11th 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.0% | — |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +22.4% |
| 1962 | 4.6% | +25.5% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 7.5% | +49.6% |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 6.8% | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -17.2% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 7.0% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -21.5% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +55.3% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 3.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 8.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in IDA total was 13.0% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.