Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Upper middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Upper middle income is 16.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Upper middle income peaked at 16.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1960.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1961 | 5.5% | +16.6% |
| 1962 | 6.0% | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 6.0% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.6% | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 7.6% | +16.2% |
| 1970 | 7.0% | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.3% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 12 Hong Kong, China 63.9% compare
- 13 Georgia 62.0% compare
- 14 Rwanda 60.0% compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 58.1% compare
- 16 Mali 57.1% compare
- 17 Namibia 55.4% compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 54.6% compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Upper middle income?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Upper middle income was 16.2% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.