Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) by country
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
97.4%
Gambia
Lowest
0.0%
Tonga
Median
11.0%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,864
What the numbers show
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 97.4% in Gambia; the lowest is 0.0% in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.0%, and the mean is 18.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,466.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (up 39,453.6%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 97.6%).
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 97.4% | 2023 | up 970.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Djibouti | 88.8% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Eritrea | 79.7% | 2023 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 78.6% | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Yemen | 78.6% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 77.8% | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Dominica | 72.4% | 2023 | up 817.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 72.0% | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 65.1% | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 60.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Iraq | 60.0% | 2023 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 59.6% | 2023 | up 446.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Maldives | 58.8% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo | 56.9% | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea | 52.8% | 2023 | up 501.7% | volatile |
| 16 | South Sudan | 51.4% | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 49.9% | 2023 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 47.8% | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bahamas | 47.8% | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 47.6% | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 46.6% | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Panama | 46.2% | 2023 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 44.6% | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Qatar | 44.2% | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 43.6% | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Gibraltar | 42.6% | 2023 | up 450.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 42.0% | 2023 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Mozambique | 41.6% | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 40.5% | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Kuwait | 39.5% | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 31 | United States of America | 38.9% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 32 | Oman | 36.6% | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 35.9% | 2023 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.1% | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.4% | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritania | 32.4% | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Comoros | 31.9% | 2023 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.6% | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Uruguay | 30.6% | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 30.4% | 2023 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 29.5% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 29.1% | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Palau | 28.9% | 2023 | up 1,036.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Bermuda | 28.2% | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 28.1% | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 26.6% | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 26.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 25.9% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 49 | Nigeria | 25.6% | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 25.5% | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 51 | American Samoa | 25.3% | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 25.0% | 2023 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 24.6% | 2023 | up 302.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 24.1% | 2023 | up 669.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Lebanon | 23.7% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.1% | 2023 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 22.8% | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | 22.7% | 2023 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 22.5% | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 22.4% | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 22.2% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 62 | Türkiye | 22.0% | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 63 | South Africa | 21.5% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 21.3% | 2023 | up 2,324.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Cuba | 21.3% | 2023 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 20.7% | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Kenya | 20.6% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | China | 20.5% | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 69 | Botswana | 20.0% | 2023 | up 357.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Switzerland | 19.9% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 71 | Madagascar | 19.8% | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 19.7% | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 19.5% | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Morocco | 19.4% | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 75 | Senegal | 19.0% | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 17.6% | 2023 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 17.2% | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Malawi | 17.1% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 79 | San Marino | 17.0% | 2023 | up 292.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Ukraine | 16.7% | 2023 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 16.5% | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 15.9% | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 15.5% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 84 | Colombia | 14.5% | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 14.4% | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 14.4% | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 87 | Somalia | 14.1% | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | 13.7% | 2023 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Germany | 13.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 90 | France | 13.4% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 91 | Spain | 13.1% | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 92 | Malta | 13.1% | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.1% | 2023 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 94 | Greece | 13.0% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.9% | 2023 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.8% | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 12.7% | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | 12.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 99 | Italy | 11.9% | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 100 | Faroe Islands | 11.6% | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Korea | 11.4% | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 11.1% | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 11.0% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 104 | Denmark | 10.9% | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 105 | Malaysia | 10.8% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 106 | Belarus | 10.1% | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 107 | Portugal | 10.0% | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 9.7% | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.6% | 2023 | up 513.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Sweden | 9.5% | 2023 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 111 | Belgium | 9.4% | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 112 | Canada | 9.3% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 9.2% | 2023 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 9.2% | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 115 | Armenia | 9.2% | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Burundi | 8.5% | 2023 | up 1,086.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Japan | 8.4% | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 118 | Myanmar | 7.9% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 119 | Netherlands | 7.7% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 120 | Singapore | 7.5% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 121 | Mali | 7.5% | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Liberia | 7.5% | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 7.4% | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Australia | 7.2% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 125 | Viet Nam | 7.1% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 126 | New Zealand | 7.0% | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 127 | Austria | 7.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 128 | Suriname | 7.0% | 2023 | up 407.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 6.9% | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 221.3% | rising |
| 131 | Tunisia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 132 | Hong Kong, China | 6.8% | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 133 | Paraguay | 6.5% | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 6.4% | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 6.4% | 2023 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.3% | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Romania | 6.3% | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 6.1% | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 6.0% | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Latvia | 5.1% | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 141 | Norway | 5.0% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.9% | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovakia | 4.7% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 144 | Lithuania | 4.6% | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Guyana | 4.3% | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Poland | 4.3% | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 4.3% | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.2% | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Haiti | 4.2% | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Philippines | 3.9% | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Hungary | 3.8% | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Czechia | 3.8% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 154 | Estonia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Curaçao | 3.6% | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 3.6% | 2023 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 3.3% | 2023 | up 277.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Slovenia | 3.3% | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 159 | North Macedonia | 3.3% | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 161 | Albania | 2.8% | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% | 2023 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Republic of Moldova | 2.8% | 2023 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 2.7% | 2023 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.7% | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Naoero | 2.7% | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Nepal | 2.6% | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Jamaica | 2.3% | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Guatemala | 2.2% | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 2.1% | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Grenada | 2.1% | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Cambodia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Palestine, State of | 2.0% | 2023 | up 340.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Seychelles | 1.8% | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Guam | 1.7% | 2023 | up 1,088.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.6% | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Nicaragua | 1.5% | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 1.5% | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Kosovo | 1.4% | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.4% | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Honduras | 1.4% | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Aruba | 1.2% | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.2% | 2023 | up 39,453.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Montenegro | 1.1% | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Barbados | 1.0% | 2023 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9% | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Niger | 0.9% | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Bhutan | 0.9% | 2023 | up 304.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Vanuatu | 0.6% | 2019 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2023 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5% | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 197 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2023 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3% | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Greenland | 0.3% | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Belize | 0.2% | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 202 | French Polynesia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Fiji | 0.1% | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Macau, China | 0.1% | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Samoa | 0.1% | 2012 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2011 | up 153.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 43.3%
- Arab World 39.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 39.1%
- Low income 36.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 34.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34.4%
- North America 32.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 31.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 31.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 31.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 31.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 30.3%
- Africa Western and Central 30.2%
- Least developed countries 29.7%
- South Asia 27.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 27.2%
- Lower middle income 26.1%
- IDA blend 24.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.2%
- IDA total 22.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 21.8%
- IDA only 21.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 20.9%
- IBRD only 20.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 20.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 20.4%
- Low & middle income 20.1%
- Middle income 19.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19.2%
- Upper middle income 19.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19.0%
- World 18.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.6%
- High income 17.1%
- Other small states 14.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 14.9%
- OECD members 14.8%
- East Asia & Pacific 14.2%
About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.