Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 21.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA only stood at 21.7%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA only peaked at 21.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1968.
That places IDA only 22nd 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 only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1961 | 10.6% | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 8.9% | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 8.5% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 7.2% | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 8.5% | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 9.3% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 6.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.7% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.7% | 21.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA only was 21.7% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1968.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- IDA only ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.