Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 13.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries stood at 13.1%.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Least developed countries peaked at 16.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1960.
Least developed countries ranks 9th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.4% | +38.4% |
| 1962 | 5.3% | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 6.4% | +22.0% |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 7.6% | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 7.0% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 7.7% | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 7.6% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | +29.1% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 9.5% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | +45.2% |
| 1973 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | -35.9% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | -34.6% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -29.3% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 3.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 5.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 13.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More private sector data for Least developed countries
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 15.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 376.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 20.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 311.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 256.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Least developed countries?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Least developed countries was 13.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1960.
- How does Least developed countries rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.