Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 17.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 17.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 17.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1973.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.1% | — |
| 1961 | 6.3% | -11.2% |
| 1962 | 5.6% | -10.3% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 7.3% | +50.7% |
| 1966 | 7.7% | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -34.8% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -25.9% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -42.9% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +59.8% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +44.6% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +51.5% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
- 33 Cameroon 35.9% compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
- 35 Tanzania 32.4% compare
- 36 Mauritania 32.4% compare
- 37 Comoros 31.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 30.6% compare
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 17.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.