Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 15.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Low & middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 15.8% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Low & middle income peaked at 15.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1983.
Low & middle income ranks 17th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1961 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 7.9% | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 8.7% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 7.2% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 14 Rwanda 60.0% compare
- 15 Syria 58.1% compare
- 16 Mali 57.1% compare
- 17 Namibia 55.4% compare
- 18 East Timor 54.6% compare
- 19 El Salvador 54.3% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 54.2% compare
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Low & middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Low & middle income was 15.8% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1983.
- How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.