High income - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 3.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.42 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.52 in 1970.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.30
1961 3.97
1962 3.56
1963 3.41
1964 3.25
1965 3.13
1966 3.04
1967 2.73
1968 2.76
1969 2.78
1970 2.52
1971 2.59
1972 2.69
1973 2.83
1974 3.89
1975 5.50
1976 5.84
1977 6.43
1978 6.27
1979 6.36
1980 6.59
1981 7.86
1982 8.42
1983 7.57
1984 6.37
1985 5.45
1986 4.36
1987 3.72
1988 3.56
1989 3.47
1990 3.26
1991 3.27
1992 3.34
1993 3.37
1994 2.96
1995 2.75
1996 2.82
1997 2.86
1998 3.00
1999 2.68
2000 2.68
2001 2.90
2002 2.97
2003 2.97
2004 3.04
2005 3.33
2006 3.36
2007 3.50
2008 4.01
2009 4.07
2010 3.88
2011 3.78
2012 4.27
2013 4.52
2014 4.56
2015 4.58
2016 4.24
2017 3.92
2018 3.66
2019 3.69
2020 3.40

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in High income was 11,558,600,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,038,900,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 93,469,690,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 93,469,690,000
1961 99,233,810,000
1962 104,319,000,000
1963 113,701,000,000
1964 128,425,000,000
1965 140,266,000,000
1966 155,045,000,000
1967 164,475,000,000
1968 185,100,000,000
1969 212,742,000,000
1970 246,952,000,000
1971 278,230,000,000
1972 332,841,000,000
1973 457,853,000,000
1974 654,096,000,000
1975 687,763,000,000
1976 778,256,000,000
1977 879,290,000,000
1978 1,035,540,000,000
1979 1,299,730,000,000
1980 1,575,670,000,000
1981 1,578,980,000,000
1982 1,451,720,000,000
1983 1,405,050,000,000
1984 1,499,280,000,000
1985 1,529,580,000,000
1986 1,738,860,000,000
1987 2,049,840,000,000
1988 2,360,830,000,000
1989 2,546,480,000,000
1990 2,931,470,000,000
1991 3,011,350,000,000
1992 3,224,230,000,000
1993 3,197,270,000,000
1994 3,608,040,000,000
1995 4,292,150,000,000
1996 4,460,750,000,000
1997 4,572,690,000,000
1998 4,531,990,000,000
1999 4,664,880,000,000
2000 5,146,110,000,000
2001 4,925,060,000,000
2002 5,115,140,000,000
2003 5,928,990,000,000
2004 7,085,320,000,000
2005 7,842,580,000,000
2006 8,874,851,000,000
2007 10,133,900,000,000
2008 11,414,100,000,000
2009 8,873,450,000,000
2010 10,523,400,000,000
2011 12,436,800,000,000
2012 12,403,700,000,000
2013 12,730,200,000,000
2014 12,694,400,000,000
2015 11,063,100,000,000
2016 10,872,800,000,000
2017 11,911,800,000,000
2018 13,038,900,000,000
2019 12,604,600,000,000
2020 11,558,600,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 70.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.87 in 1999, while its lowest value was 69.51 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 69.51
1961 70.29
1962 71.84
1963 72.11
1964 72.04
1965 72.89
1966 73.03
1967 73.87
1968 74.23
1969 74.92
1970 74.26
1971 74.35
1972 75.13
1973 74.89
1974 72.75
1975 69.70
1976 72.47
1977 72.75
1978 72.73
1979 74.27
1980 73.11
1981 72.48
1982 73.01
1983 74.74
1984 75.89
1985 76.21
1986 78.28
1987 79.51
1988 79.38
1989 79.56
1990 79.54
1991 79.40
1992 78.78
1993 77.51
1994 77.63
1995 77.39
1996 77.04
1997 77.67
1998 79.14
1999 82.87
2000 81.10
2001 80.85
2002 80.64
2003 79.93
2004 78.92
2005 77.76
2006 76.95
2007 76.19
2008 74.68
2009 73.83
2010 71.73
2011 71.11
2012 69.90
2013 69.65
2014 70.22
2015 70.86
2016 71.63
2017 70.55
2018 70.41
2019 70.71
2020 70.95

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 27.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 28.66 in 2013, while its lowest value was 12.20 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 21.14
1961 20.38
1962 18.88
1963 18.44
1964 18.15
1965 17.67
1966 17.61
1967 17.27
1968 16.53
1969 15.59
1970 15.12
1971 15.04
1972 14.01
1973 14.21
1974 16.57
1975 18.70
1976 16.17
1977 16.00
1978 16.12
1979 14.98
1980 16.68
1981 18.07
1982 17.16
1983 15.96
1984 15.20
1985 14.94
1986 13.04
1987 12.20
1988 12.38
1989 12.48
1990 12.51
1991 13.42
1992 14.76
1993 17.21
1994 17.27
1995 17.32
1996 18.03
1997 18.22
1998 16.94
1999 16.02
2000 17.64
2001 17.91
2002 18.21
2003 19.02
2004 19.90
2005 20.81
2006 21.65
2007 22.39
2008 23.71
2009 24.64
2010 26.93
2011 27.40
2012 28.44
2013 28.66
2014 28.26
2015 27.97
2016 27.31
2017 28.44
2018 28.23
2019 28.00
2020 27.83

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 15.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.57 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.82
1961 3.11
1962 2.76
1963 2.80
1964 2.57
1965 2.77
1966 3.33
1967 3.55
1968 3.61
1969 3.41
1970 3.10
1971 2.95
1972 2.78
1973 3.05
1974 3.44
1975 3.28
1976 2.82
1977 2.79
1978 3.09
1979 3.27
1980 3.68
1981 3.84
1982 4.02
1983 4.18
1984 4.19
1985 4.59
1986 3.86
1987 3.83
1988 4.30
1989 4.46
1990 4.44
1991 5.12
1992 5.78
1993 7.18
1994 7.59
1995 8.01
1996 8.14
1997 7.77
1998 6.31
1999 6.48
2000 7.68
2001 7.72
2002 8.22
2003 9.08
2004 9.42
2005 9.74
2006 9.98
2007 10.16
2008 10.35
2009 11.57
2010 13.04
2011 13.18
2012 13.71
2013 13.95
2014 13.90
2015 14.38
2016 14.08
2017 14.94
2018 15.02
2019 14.80
2020 15.46

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 3.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.93 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.44 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.71
1961 0.72
1962 0.75
1963 0.76
1964 0.64
1965 0.63
1966 0.77
1967 0.74
1968 0.66
1969 0.61
1970 0.60
1971 0.58
1972 0.63
1973 0.64
1974 0.73
1975 0.78
1976 0.72
1977 0.60
1978 0.48
1979 0.44
1980 0.45
1981 0.49
1982 0.52
1983 0.54
1984 0.57
1985 0.68
1986 0.67
1987 0.68
1988 0.60
1989 0.56
1990 0.69
1991 0.69
1992 1.00
1993 1.90
1994 1.75
1995 1.90
1996 2.19
1997 2.34
1998 2.15
1999 1.61
2000 1.71
2001 1.77
2002 2.00
2003 2.26
2004 2.58
2005 2.81
2006 3.16
2007 3.58
2008 3.91
2009 3.25
2010 3.41
2011 3.74
2012 3.83
2013 3.93
2014 3.57
2015 2.97
2016 3.02
2017 3.22
2018 3.06
2019 3.15
2020 3.32

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 4.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.23 in 1960, while its lowest value was 2.75 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.23
1961 6.19
1962 5.69
1963 5.01
1964 5.04
1965 4.55
1966 4.78
1967 4.56
1968 4.61
1969 4.38
1970 4.35
1971 4.23
1972 4.05
1973 3.98
1974 4.77
1975 4.67
1976 3.91
1977 3.70
1978 3.67
1979 3.86
1980 4.28
1981 4.43
1982 3.61
1983 2.97
1984 3.00
1985 3.02
1986 2.89
1987 2.75
1988 2.75
1989 2.92
1990 2.89
1991 3.22
1992 3.61
1993 3.92
1994 4.20
1995 3.75
1996 3.99
1997 4.45
1998 4.79
1999 4.46
2000 4.64
2001 4.64
2002 4.18
2003 3.70
2004 3.62
2005 3.69
2006 3.82
2007 3.78
2008 3.96
2009 4.09
2010 4.48
2011 4.58
2012 4.77
2013 4.86
2014 4.95
2015 5.16
2016 5.02
2017 4.95
2018 4.87
2019 4.89
2020 4.46

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 1.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.34 in 1975, while its lowest value was 1.33 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.37
1961 3.82
1962 3.24
1963 3.12
1964 2.96
1965 2.89
1966 2.81
1967 2.50
1968 2.54
1969 2.53
1970 2.35
1971 2.49
1972 2.54
1973 2.67
1974 3.56
1975 5.34
1976 4.65
1977 4.76
1978 4.71
1979 3.77
1980 4.04
1981 4.81
1982 4.60
1983 4.35
1984 3.73
1985 3.22
1986 2.54
1987 2.04
1988 1.96
1989 1.91
1990 2.03
1991 2.01
1992 1.97
1993 1.81
1994 1.54
1995 1.40
1996 1.42
1997 1.42
1998 1.46
1999 1.37
2000 1.33
2001 1.46
2002 1.51
2003 1.52
2004 1.61
2005 1.65
2006 1.53
2007 1.60
2008 1.84
2009 2.09
2010 2.03
2011 1.70
2012 1.78
2013 1.75
2014 1.77
2015 1.63
2016 1.64
2017 1.60
2018 1.50
2019 1.42
2020 1.33

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 2.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.94 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.90 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.94
1961 2.65
1962 2.66
1963 2.77
1964 2.69
1965 2.52
1966 2.17
1967 2.12
1968 1.57
1969 1.17
1970 1.13
1971 1.13
1972 0.94
1973 0.90
1974 1.04
1975 1.16
1976 0.96
1977 0.92
1978 1.04
1979 1.05
1980 1.11
1981 1.23
1982 1.43
1983 1.51
1984 1.51
1985 1.44
1986 1.30
1987 1.21
1988 1.17
1989 1.14
1990 1.03
1991 0.94
1992 0.94
1993 1.07
1994 1.01
1995 1.02
1996 1.09
1997 1.08
1998 0.98
1999 1.02
2000 1.19
2001 1.15
2002 1.17
2003 1.28
2004 1.43
2005 1.62
2006 1.73
2007 1.87
2008 2.14
2009 2.13
2010 2.45
2011 2.58
2012 2.74
2013 2.51
2014 2.43
2015 2.36
2016 2.25
2017 2.45
2018 2.48
2019 2.45
2020 2.07

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 1.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.30 in 1965, while its lowest value was 1.07 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.06
1961 3.89
1962 3.78
1963 3.99
1964 4.25
1965 4.30
1966 3.75
1967 3.80
1968 3.54
1969 3.50
1970 3.59
1971 3.66
1972 3.07
1973 2.97
1974 3.04
1975 3.46
1976 3.10
1977 3.24
1978 3.13
1979 2.58
1980 3.12
1981 3.28
1982 2.97
1983 2.41
1984 2.18
1985 2.00
1986 1.79
1987 1.68
1988 1.60
1989 1.48
1990 1.44
1991 1.46
1992 1.46
1993 1.33
1994 1.19
1995 1.24
1996 1.22
1997 1.15
1998 1.24
1999 1.07
2000 1.10
2001 1.17
2002 1.14
2003 1.18
2004 1.23
2005 1.29
2006 1.43
2007 1.39
2008 1.50
2009 1.51
2010 1.51
2011 1.63
2012 1.61
2013 1.66
2014 1.65
2015 1.47
2016 1.32
2017 1.28
2018 1.29
2019 1.29
2020 1.21

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in High income was 1.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.60 in 1975, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.34
1961 9.33
1962 9.29
1963 9.45
1964 9.81
1965 9.44
1966 9.35
1967 8.86
1968 9.24
1969 9.50
1970 10.62
1971 10.61
1972 10.87
1973 10.90
1974 10.68
1975 11.60
1976 11.36
1977 11.25
1978 11.15
1979 10.75
1980 10.21
1981 9.45
1982 9.83
1983 9.30
1984 8.91
1985 8.85
1986 8.68
1987 8.29
1988 8.24
1989 7.96
1990 7.96
1991 7.17
1992 6.46
1993 5.28
1994 5.10
1995 5.29
1996 4.92
1997 4.11
1998 3.92
1999 1.11
2000 1.26
2001 1.24
2002 1.15
2003 1.05
2004 1.18
2005 1.43
2006 1.40
2007 1.43
2008 1.61
2009 1.53
2010 1.34
2011 1.49
2012 1.66
2013 1.69
2014 1.51
2015 1.17
2016 1.06
2017 1.00
2018 1.36
2019 1.29
2020 1.22

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in High income was 10,912,000,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 12,413,200,000,000 in 2018 and 82,208,150,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 82,208,150,000
1961 86,879,590,000
1962 90,851,340,000
1963 99,226,990,000
1964 113,087,000,000
1965 123,346,000,000
1966 137,708,000,000
1967 145,572,000,000
1968 166,365,000,000
1969 191,906,000,000
1970 225,240,000,000
1971 253,543,000,000
1972 302,704,000,000
1973 419,794,000,000
1974 591,198,000,000
1975 625,940,000,000
1976 716,278,000,000
1977 809,844,000,000
1978 949,271,000,000
1979 1,193,540,000,000
1980 1,446,130,000,000
1981 1,445,960,000,000
1982 1,333,620,000,000
1983 1,288,100,000,000
1984 1,368,110,000,000
1985 1,399,760,000,000
1986 1,584,780,000,000
1987 1,869,640,000,000
1988 2,153,680,000,000
1989 2,320,140,000,000
1990 2,665,710,000,000
1991 2,744,210,000,000
1992 2,931,400,000,000
1993 2,900,910,000,000
1994 3,279,080,000,000
1995 3,897,630,000,000
1996 4,035,760,000,000
1997 4,357,710,000,000
1998 4,294,380,000,000
1999 4,472,960,000,000
2000 4,974,030,000,000
2001 4,798,890,000,000
2002 4,967,130,000,000
2003 5,772,730,000,000
2004 6,889,960,000,000
2005 7,633,670,000,000
2006 8,623,060,000,000
2007 9,822,540,000,000
2008 11,137,500,000,000
2009 8,502,220,000,000
2010 10,111,000,000,000
2011 11,948,500,000,000
2012 11,916,200,000,000
2013 12,154,300,000,000
2014 12,173,600,000,000
2015 10,586,000,000,000
2016 10,321,100,000,000
2017 11,323,000,000,000
2018 12,413,200,000,000
2019 11,991,300,000,000
2020 10,912,000,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports