Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 34.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 34.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 39.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1979.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1961 | 9.5% | -16.1% |
| 1962 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 10.0% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | +61.8% |
| 1965 | 14.2% | -12.2% |
| 1966 | 12.3% | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | -29.2% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -23.3% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | +55.2% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | -25.3% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -20.4% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +25.9% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +195.3% |
| 1982 | 14.7% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +38.4% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 | +195.3% | 5.3% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 7.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 5.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 9.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.5% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 27.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.4% | 39.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 34.4% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1979.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.