Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in World
World: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 18.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in World, 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 World stood at 18.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in World peaked at 18.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1990.
World ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.9% | — |
| 1961 | 18.1% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 16.9% | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 14.7% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 14.0% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 16.7% | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 14.9% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 12.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 9.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 30 Kuwait 39.5% compare
- 31 United States 38.9% compare
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
- 33 Cameroon 35.9% compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
- 35 Tanzania 32.4% compare
- 36 Mauritania 32.4% compare
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in World?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in World was 18.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1990.
- How does World rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- World ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.