Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Low income
Low income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 36.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Low 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 Low income is 36.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Low income peaked at 36.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1986.
Low income ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.8% | — |
| 1961 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | -21.3% |
| 1964 | 10.9% | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 7.8% | -10.7% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | -14.9% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | +37.0% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +42.1% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | -27.7% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +25.4% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | +39.6% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 10.3% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | +101.4% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +41.1% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 7.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 12.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 13.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 27.1% | 36.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Low income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Low income was 36.2% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1986.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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.