Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 11.7%.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 19.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1960.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 29th 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1961 | 4.0% | +29.1% |
| 1962 | 5.5% | +35.6% |
| 1963 | 6.1% | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 6.4% | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 6.9% | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | +26.2% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 11.9% | +38.1% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -21.7% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | -21.5% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | +125.4% |
| 1981 | 7.8% | -35.2% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +39.7% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +28.1% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -16.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +125.4% | 5.3% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 5.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.7% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 14.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Pre-demographic dividend was 11.7% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1960.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.