Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America
North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America peaked at 2.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places North America 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | +27.2% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +30.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -25.6% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +21.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in North America was 0.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does North America rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- North America ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.