Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 21.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in IDA total, 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 IDA total stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in IDA total peaked at 27.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1979.
IDA total ranks 6th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 within region in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.7% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 8.7% | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | +29.4% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | -27.3% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | +24.2% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 10.9% | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 6.8% | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | +56.7% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +56.7% | 6.4% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.3% | 24.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in IDA total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in IDA total was 21.3% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1979.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- IDA total ranks 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.