Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 8.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1976.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 41st of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.7% | — |
| 1961 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 7.2% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | -23.7% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | -20.7% |
| 1967 | 3.9% | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -37.1% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +28.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -32.9% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +61.3% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5.4% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1976.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.