Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Turkey
Turkey: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Turkey, 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 Turkey stood at 22.0%.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Turkey peaked at 43.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1967.
That places Turkey 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1961 | 12.6% | +14.9% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | -41.7% |
| 1963 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 8.4% | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 6.5% | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | +43.5% |
| 1969 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | +28.5% |
| 1974 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | -31.0% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +81.1% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 28.5% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +44.1% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -9.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 22.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 22.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Turkey 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 | +81.1% | 22.3% | 40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 11.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 22.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 11.5% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 24.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 59 Ethiopia 22.5% compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 22.4% compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 22.2% compare
- 63 South Africa 21.5% compare
- 64 Zimbabwe 21.3% compare
- 65 Cuba 21.3% compare
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Turkey?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Turkey was 22.0% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1967.
- How does Turkey rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Turkey ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.