Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 11.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 11.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 18.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1960.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.2% | +34.9% |
| 1962 | 4.4% | +36.7% |
| 1963 | 5.3% | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | +18.9% |
| 1965 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 8.0% | +28.3% |
| 1969 | 9.0% | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | +37.2% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 8.8% | -21.5% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +124.8% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | -54.7% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.2% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -17.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +124.8% | 4.9% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 2.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 4.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Pre-demographic dividend was 11.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1960.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.