Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Upper middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 3.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Upper middle income peaked at 3.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1962.
That places Upper middle income 30th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | +211.4% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -54.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -42.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +37.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +25.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +53.8% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -42.8% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +65.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Upper 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 | +211.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 27 Ghana 20.7% compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of Congo 20.6% compare
- 29 American Samoa 19.7% compare
- 30 Mozambique 19.7% compare
- 31 North Korea 17.6% compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 17.3% compare
- 33 Liberia 16.5% compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Upper middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Upper middle income was 3.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1962.
- How does Upper middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Upper middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.