Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 14.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific, 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 is 14.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 14.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1989.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.4% | — |
| 1961 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 11.9% | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 10.9% | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 8.4% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 9.6% | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 8.6% | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 11.5% | +34.7% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 10.4% | -21.5% |
| 1977 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 5.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 14.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in East Asia & Pacific was 14.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1989.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.