Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 20.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 20.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1969.
That places IDA & IBRD total 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.1% | — |
| 1961 | 5.7% | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | +33.1% |
| 1965 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.4% | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 6.0% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 4.9% | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 10.9% | +51.1% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA & IBRD total was 20.9% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1969.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.