Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 7.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in OECD members, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 7.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in OECD members peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1960.
That places OECD members 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1961 | 1.5% | +13.6% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | -11.8% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +33.4% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in OECD members?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in OECD members was 7.2% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- OECD members ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.