Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in High income
High income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 17.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in High income, 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 High income is 17.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in High income peaked at 21.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1990.
That places High income 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.3% | — |
| 1961 | 20.4% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 19.0% | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 18.4% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 18.1% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 16.3% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 14.5% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 14.3% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 13.3% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 14.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 9.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
- 39 Uruguay 30.6% compare
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in High income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in High income was 17.1% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1990.
- How does High income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- High income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.