Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 20.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 20.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IBRD only peaked at 20.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1963.
IBRD only ranks 24th of 47 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| 1962 | 4.2% | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | +54.1% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +29.7% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | -24.6% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | +63.1% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +63.1% | 6.9% | 11.3% |
| 1964 | +54.1% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 6.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.7% | 20.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IBRD only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IBRD only was 20.8% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1963.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- IBRD only ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.