Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 22.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 22.8% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total peaked at 24.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1976.
That places IDA total 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.6% | — |
| 1961 | 9.9% | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 9.1% | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 7.8% | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 6.8% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | +79.4% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +79.4% | 5.4% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.5% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 15.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.0% | 22.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in IDA total was 22.8% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1976.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- IDA total ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.