Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Australia
Australia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Australia, 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 outside region in Australia stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Australia peaked at 12.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1973.
Australia ranks 124th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 outside region in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.7% | — |
| 1961 | 7.3% | -16.3% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 6.2% | -16.5% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 7.7% | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | +39.6% |
| 1968 | 5.8% | -42.9% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 9.3% | +34.2% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -30.5% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -25.3% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +98.8% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | -29.0% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -25.5% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +40.4% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -20.5% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +35.8% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 4.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Australia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Australia was 7.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1973.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 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.