Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 34.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 34.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 39.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1979.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -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 (IDA & IBRD) 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% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 27.6% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 34.5% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 34.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1979.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.