Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 9.9%.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income peaked at 11.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1960.
Lower middle income ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | +23.5% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 4.9% | +74.5% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | -22.4% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +23.0% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +56.8% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +27.2% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +25.7% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +45.6% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -12.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +74.5% | 2.8% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Lower middle income was 9.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.