Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in North America
North America: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in North America, 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 North America stood at 32.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in North America peaked at 33.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1987.
That places North America 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 North America, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.7% | — |
| 1961 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 23.7% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 21.5% | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 19.9% | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 17.3% | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 17.8% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 17.0% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 20.3% | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.5% | 17.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 17.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.7% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 32.4% | 33.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in North America?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in North America was 32.4% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1987.
- How does North America rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- North America ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.