Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 14.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 14.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in OECD members peaked at 21.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1990.
That places OECD members 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.2% | — |
| 1961 | 20.3% | -4.2% |
| 1962 | 18.9% | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 18.3% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 17.4% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 16.4% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 14.6% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 13.4% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 13.7% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 14.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 13.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 10.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 36 Mauritania 32.4% compare
- 37 Comoros 31.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 30.6% compare
- 39 Uruguay 30.6% compare
- 40 Togo 30.4% compare
- 41 India 29.5% compare
- 42 Tajikistan 29.1% compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in OECD members?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in OECD members was 14.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.