Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 12.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Lower middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 12.8% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Lower middle income peaked at 15.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1967.
That places Lower middle income 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.6% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | -10.0% |
| 1962 | 7.1% | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 6.6% | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | +38.3% |
| 1965 | 9.8% | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 7.8% | -19.9% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 7.9% | +24.0% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 8.7% | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 10.3% | +47.4% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 14.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Lower middle income was 12.8% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1967.
- How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.