Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 22.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 22.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 33.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1960.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.0% | — |
| 1961 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 6.4% | +21.3% |
| 1963 | 7.1% | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 7.8% | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 8.4% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +42.6% |
| 1973 | 14.8% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | -18.3% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | -12.9% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +96.8% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +96.8% | 14.4% | 28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 26.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 24.7% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.0% | 24.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 22.0% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.