Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Arab World
Arab World: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Arab 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 within region in Arab World stood at 5.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Arab World peaked at 9.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1976.
That places Arab World 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1961 | 7.3% | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 5.9% | -18.3% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 5.6% | -16.3% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.4% | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 4.3% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.0% | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -41.0% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -35.6% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +76.0% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +36.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -35.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More private sector data for Arab World
- Merchandise trade 53.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.59 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Arab World?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Arab World was 5.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1976.
- How does Arab World rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Arab World ranks 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.