Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Australia
Australia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 46.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Australia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Australia recorded 46.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Australia peaked at 46.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1960.
That places Australia 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 within region in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.7% | — |
| 1961 | 11.4% | +99.7% |
| 1962 | 8.7% | -23.2% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | +40.4% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 11.1% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 14.9% | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 12.7% | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 9.9% | -21.9% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | +38.9% |
| 1975 | 12.1% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 13.0% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 11.7% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +17.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 46.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 8.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Australia's 46.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.9%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +99.7% | 5.7% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 5.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 12.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 16.2% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 33.9% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 39.9% | 46.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Australia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Australia was 46.9% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.