Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 8.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 8.1% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 8.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1989.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 16th 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1961 | 5.9% | +24.3% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 4.3% | -17.1% |
| 1964 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.4% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 5.8% | +39.9% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | +28.5% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -32.2% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 5.7% | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +23.1% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -26.9% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -61.8% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +176.1% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +37.1% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +176.1% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 30.0% (2025)
- Food imports 5.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 864.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 510.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 8.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.