Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in United States
United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in United States, 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 United States stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in United States peaked at 3.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
United States ranks 114th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -6.2% |
| 1962 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | +29.5% |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -18.7% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +28.9% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -27.1% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 99% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 111 New Zealand 0.9% compare
- 112 Sweden 0.9% compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
- 115 Nicaragua 0.9% compare
- 116 Israel 0.9% compare
- 117 Luxembourg 0.9% compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in United States?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in United States was 0.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- United States ranks 114th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.