Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Other small states
Other small states: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 14.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Other small states, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 14.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Other small states peaked at 18.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Other small states ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1961 | 3.8% | +10.4% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -17.7% |
| 1963 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -39.6% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | +52.7% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +26.8% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | +79.8% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -33.1% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | +37.8% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | -29.0% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -47.1% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +40.7% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +46.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +83.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +75.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 2.5% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
- 35 Tanzania 32.4% compare
- 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
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Other small states?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Other small states was 14.9% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Other small states rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Other small states ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.