Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in United States
United States: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 38.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in United States, 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 United States stood at 38.9%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in United States peaked at 40.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1987.
That places United States 31st out of 206 countries 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.2% | — |
| 1961 | 27.1% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 28.2% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 25.6% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 24.4% | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 23.6% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 21.6% | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 21.4% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 24.2% | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 22.6% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21.4% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | -2.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 38.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 4.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 21.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 20.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.3% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 36.7% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.9% | 40.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 28 Mozambique 41.6% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 40.5% compare
- 30 Kuwait 39.5% compare
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
- 33 Cameroon 35.9% compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in United States?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in United States was 38.9% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1987.
- How does United States rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- United States ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United 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.