Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle income
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 Middle income, 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 income stood at 15.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle income peaked at 15.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1983.
That places Middle income 18th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1961 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.3% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 7.7% | +22.1% |
| 1965 | 8.1% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 7.2% | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 7.5% | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 7.8% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 15.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 21 New Caledonia 52.1% compare
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1983.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Middle income ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.