Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income
Low income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 17.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Low income recorded 17.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income peaked at 28.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1990.
That places Low income 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 4.8% | +40.7% |
| 1962 | 6.1% | +25.8% |
| 1963 | 8.0% | +32.3% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | -18.6% |
| 1965 | 7.5% | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 6.4% | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 7.1% | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 7.9% | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 14.5% | +83.5% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -41.5% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +82.2% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 17.8% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | -67.0% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | -45.6% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 4.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +55.9% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -34.7% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +189.2% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +68.8% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +69.7% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income 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 | +189.2% | 4.5% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 3.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 3.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 12.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 22.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Low income was 17.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1990.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.