Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Canada
Canada: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Canada peaked at 10.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1999.
Canada ranks 112th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.3% | — |
| 1961 | 8.6% | +37.5% |
| 1962 | 7.7% | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 8.6% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 7.6% | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 8.3% | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | -19.8% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 5.7% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | +23.1% |
| 1971 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 6.3% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -19.5% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +35.1% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +1.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Canada?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Canada was 9.3% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1999.
- How does Canada rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Canada ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.