Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in India
India: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in India, 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 India stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in India peaked at 9.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.
That places India 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.6% | — |
| 1961 | 5.9% | +29.2% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -24.5% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 4.1% | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 5.9% | +52.6% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | +30.2% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -28.2% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -36.0% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -29.3% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | -25.3% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -30.0% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -80.6% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +467.6% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +39.6% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -4.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 9.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 9.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8%, 11.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +467.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 0.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in India?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in India was 9.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
- How does India rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- India ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.