Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 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 Middle income stood at 3.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Middle income peaked at 4.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1994.
Middle income ranks 23rd 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.8% | +16.9% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 3.2% | +101.9% |
| 1965 | 3.4% | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -16.8% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | +19.2% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -28.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 2.8% | +29.8% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 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 | +101.9% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Middle income was 3.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1994.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.