Lower middle 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 Lower middle income was 6.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.47 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.24 in 1973.

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 3.49
1961 3.55
1962 3.16
1963 2.86
1964 2.59
1965 2.94
1966 2.67
1967 2.77
1968 2.91
1969 2.98
1970 3.25
1971 3.31
1972 2.71
1973 2.24
1974 3.02
1975 3.45
1976 3.01
1977 3.11
1978 3.46
1979 2.85
1980 3.07
1981 2.69
1982 3.35
1983 3.88
1984 3.50
1985 3.53
1986 3.82
1987 3.32
1988 3.63
1989 3.30
1990 3.44
1991 4.45
1992 4.67
1993 4.82
1994 4.56
1995 4.35
1996 4.12
1997 4.29
1998 4.76
1999 4.52
2000 3.87
2001 4.75
2002 4.94
2003 4.86
2004 5.39
2005 5.30
2006 5.48
2007 5.95
2008 7.19
2009 7.77
2010 7.63
2011 7.14
2012 8.36
2013 8.17
2014 8.39
2015 8.47
2016 8.33
2017 7.26
2018 6.98
2019 7.30
2020 6.55

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Lower middle income was 1,276,090,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,439,810,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 9,143,476,000 in 1962.

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 9,416,448,000
1961 9,515,811,000
1962 9,143,476,000
1963 10,906,880,000
1964 12,243,350,000
1965 12,800,210,000
1966 13,327,590,000
1967 13,594,010,000
1968 13,939,050,000
1969 15,593,260,000
1970 17,620,900,000
1971 20,354,990,000
1972 21,328,960,000
1973 30,571,070,000
1974 57,584,080,000
1975 53,968,920,000
1976 63,399,600,000
1977 73,101,830,000
1978 73,642,750,000
1979 96,920,990,000
1980 129,743,000,000
1981 119,987,000,000
1982 119,255,000,000
1983 116,341,000,000
1984 116,027,000,000
1985 110,135,000,000
1986 86,989,680,000
1987 103,971,000,000
1988 112,331,000,000
1989 131,515,000,000
1990 153,239,000,000
1991 155,391,000,000
1992 167,518,000,000
1993 170,051,000,000
1994 187,906,000,000
1995 220,918,000,000
1996 251,063,000,000
1997 263,926,000,000
1998 242,416,000,000
1999 270,474,000,000
2000 332,693,000,000
2001 310,694,000,000
2002 335,344,000,000
2003 389,091,000,000
2004 485,207,000,000
2005 603,948,000,000
2006 730,440,000,000
2007 857,115,000,000
2008 1,078,750,000,000
2009 834,772,000,000
2010 1,084,410,000,000
2011 1,393,920,000,000
2012 1,366,350,000,000
2013 1,354,620,000,000
2014 1,378,320,000,000
2015 1,133,960,000,000
2016 1,115,190,000,000
2017 1,300,130,000,000
2018 1,439,810,000,000
2019 1,410,680,000,000
2020 1,276,090,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Lower middle income was 57.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 84.00 in 1979, while its lowest value was 56.05 in 2013.

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 75.17
1961 75.21
1962 74.23
1963 75.19
1964 72.20
1965 71.65
1966 75.32
1967 77.13
1968 75.34
1969 75.30
1970 74.79
1971 73.89
1972 75.17
1973 77.91
1974 79.73
1975 77.35
1976 79.29
1977 79.71
1978 81.86
1979 84.00
1980 83.34
1981 78.47
1982 81.98
1983 81.52
1984 81.61
1985 80.95
1986 79.73
1987 80.20
1988 78.12
1989 80.24
1990 77.85
1991 79.23
1992 78.39
1993 77.55
1994 76.48
1995 72.24
1996 73.34
1997 75.57
1998 75.87
1999 75.86
2000 74.78
2001 72.95
2002 72.22
2003 71.38
2004 69.79
2005 67.83
2006 66.28
2007 62.45
2008 61.59
2009 61.10
2010 59.84
2011 58.45
2012 57.09
2013 56.05
2014 56.46
2015 59.04
2016 60.39
2017 57.85
2018 56.70
2019 57.26
2020 57.90

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 Lower middle income was 20.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.98 in 2014, while its lowest value was 4.36 in 1979.

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 9.31
1961 7.70
1962 8.22
1963 7.48
1964 9.33
1965 8.88
1966 8.19
1967 8.07
1968 8.32
1969 6.81
1970 7.20
1971 7.19
1972 6.36
1973 4.78
1974 5.13
1975 6.19
1976 4.72
1977 4.42
1978 4.98
1979 4.36
1980 5.58
1981 7.69
1982 5.57
1983 6.64
1984 6.00
1985 6.70
1986 5.52
1987 5.80
1988 6.34
1989 5.36
1990 5.88
1991 6.62
1992 7.87
1993 8.63
1994 8.20
1995 9.72
1996 9.65
1997 10.76
1998 10.00
1999 10.67
2000 12.52
2001 13.20
2002 14.16
2003 14.48
2004 15.60
2005 17.23
2006 18.74
2007 21.81
2008 23.21
2009 22.14
2010 23.80
2011 24.24
2012 25.24
2013 25.48
2014 25.98
2015 23.11
2016 21.80
2017 22.94
2018 23.89
2019 22.37
2020 20.46

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 Lower middle income was 21.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.23 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.41 in 1984.

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 4.40
1961 4.25
1962 4.03
1963 3.57
1964 3.64
1965 3.62
1966 2.80
1967 2.70
1968 2.44
1969 2.74
1970 2.67
1971 2.68
1972 2.00
1973 1.96
1974 1.65
1975 1.73
1976 1.54
1977 1.60
1978 2.20
1979 1.81
1980 2.18
1981 2.11
1982 1.82
1983 1.55
1984 1.41
1985 1.74
1986 2.08
1987 2.17
1988 2.88
1989 3.17
1990 2.99
1991 3.66
1992 3.99
1993 5.02
1994 5.05
1995 5.92
1996 6.11
1997 6.90
1998 6.53
1999 6.89
2000 8.20
2001 9.02
2002 9.95
2003 10.81
2004 11.21
2005 12.28
2006 12.73
2007 14.39
2008 14.02
2009 14.69
2010 15.72
2011 16.01
2012 16.76
2013 17.56
2014 17.16
2015 16.48
2016 16.92
2017 19.51
2018 20.55
2019 20.23
2020 21.23

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 Lower middle income was 3.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.86 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.14 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 0.22
1961 0.20
1962 0.31
1963 0.33
1964 0.38
1965 0.29
1966 0.34
1967 0.44
1968 0.47
1969 0.57
1970 0.48
1971 0.55
1972 0.61
1973 0.35
1974 0.36
1975 0.51
1976 0.34
1977 0.23
1978 0.20
1979 0.14
1980 0.19
1981 0.63
1982 0.85
1983 1.41
1984 1.75
1985 1.64
1986 0.69
1987 1.42
1988 1.29
1989 0.79
1990 0.87
1991 0.63
1992 1.95
1993 2.88
1994 5.47
1995 6.86
1996 6.14
1997 5.42
1998 4.52
1999 3.80
2000 3.84
2001 4.05
2002 3.84
2003 4.06
2004 4.33
2005 4.65
2006 5.01
2007 5.67
2008 5.48
2009 4.24
2010 4.92
2011 5.18
2012 5.18
2013 5.08
2014 4.52
2015 3.83
2016 3.68
2017 3.86
2018 3.67
2019 3.69
2020 3.48

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 Lower middle income was 2.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.97 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.23 in 1984.

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 1.39
1961 1.30
1962 1.58
1963 1.60
1964 1.39
1965 1.60
1966 1.55
1967 1.69
1968 1.89
1969 2.08
1970 2.04
1971 2.05
1972 2.26
1973 1.75
1974 1.99
1975 1.77
1976 1.86
1977 1.40
1978 1.63
1979 1.45
1980 1.92
1981 2.10
1982 1.38
1983 1.62
1984 1.23
1985 1.82
1986 1.44
1987 1.61
1988 1.47
1989 1.24
1990 1.58
1991 1.75
1992 1.58
1993 1.50
1994 1.65
1995 1.56
1996 1.62
1997 2.09
1998 2.27
1999 2.32
2000 2.29
2001 2.32
2002 2.49
2003 2.32
2004 2.71
2005 2.82
2006 2.84
2007 2.71
2008 3.11
2009 2.75
2010 3.07
2011 3.15
2012 3.55
2013 3.65
2014 3.97
2015 3.39
2016 3.01
2017 2.97
2018 2.87
2019 2.89
2020 2.90

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 Lower middle income was 2.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.24 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.44 in 1981.

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 2.52
1961 2.49
1962 2.16
1963 2.00
1964 1.78
1965 1.97
1966 1.73
1967 1.66
1968 1.64
1969 2.14
1970 2.21
1971 2.03
1972 1.73
1973 1.56
1974 2.41
1975 3.05
1976 1.88
1977 1.93
1978 1.96
1979 1.46
1980 1.78
1981 1.44
1982 1.82
1983 2.67
1984 2.44
1985 2.06
1986 1.72
1987 1.53
1988 1.53
1989 1.67
1990 1.82
1991 2.11
1992 1.97
1993 1.95
1994 1.63
1995 1.92
1996 1.78
1997 1.77
1998 1.84
1999 1.63
2000 1.80
2001 2.32
2002 2.39
2003 2.15
2004 2.55
2005 2.43
2006 2.40
2007 2.58
2008 2.99
2009 3.24
2010 2.93
2011 2.49
2012 2.92
2013 2.94
2014 2.84
2015 2.62
2016 2.40
2017 2.10
2018 2.11
2019 2.47
2020 2.22

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 Lower middle income was 5.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.29 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.11 in 1976.

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 4.04
1961 3.05
1962 3.68
1963 3.36
1964 4.27
1965 3.46
1966 2.98
1967 2.68
1968 3.01
1969 2.09
1970 1.97
1971 2.00
1972 2.23
1973 1.93
1974 1.17
1975 1.17
1976 1.11
1977 1.23
1978 1.41
1979 1.23
1980 1.41
1981 3.04
1982 1.88
1983 1.81
1984 1.71
1985 2.03
1986 2.02
1987 1.69
1988 1.99
1989 1.73
1990 1.93
1991 2.15
1992 2.30
1993 2.52
1994 2.37
1995 2.67
1996 2.74
1997 2.84
1998 3.10
1999 3.47
2000 3.66
2001 3.34
2002 3.69
2003 3.83
2004 4.05
2005 4.62
2006 5.31
2007 6.49
2008 7.25
2009 6.97
2010 7.32
2011 7.26
2012 7.45
2013 7.17
2014 7.89
2015 7.75
2016 7.22
2017 7.61
2018 8.29
2019 7.10
2020 5.94

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 Lower middle income was 4.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.93 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.24 in 1983.

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 2.68
1961 2.93
1962 3.16
1963 2.52
1964 4.97
1965 5.42
1966 4.37
1967 3.50
1968 4.41
1969 3.24
1970 3.50
1971 4.25
1972 3.69
1973 2.98
1974 2.59
1975 3.12
1976 2.56
1977 2.60
1978 2.53
1979 2.30
1980 2.41
1981 2.72
1982 2.41
1983 2.24
1984 2.30
1985 2.31
1986 2.76
1987 2.49
1988 2.67
1989 2.43
1990 2.64
1991 2.57
1992 2.73
1993 2.50
1994 2.53
1995 3.17
1996 2.84
1997 2.97
1998 3.21
1999 2.86
2000 3.52
2001 3.52
2002 4.06
2003 4.01
2004 4.32
2005 4.24
2006 4.19
2007 4.38
2008 4.20
2009 5.02
2010 4.97
2011 5.46
2012 5.72
2013 5.77
2014 5.93
2015 5.78
2016 4.98
2017 4.49
2018 4.42
2019 4.81
2020 4.85

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Lower middle income was 1.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.55 in 1971, while its lowest value was 1.04 in 2004.

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 9.59
1961 10.56
1962 10.85
1963 11.44
1964 11.37
1965 11.99
1966 10.92
1967 10.20
1968 10.80
1969 11.86
1970 12.34
1971 12.55
1972 12.31
1973 11.56
1974 10.10
1975 11.30
1976 11.41
1977 11.29
1978 8.21
1979 7.61
1980 6.77
1981 9.49
1982 7.85
1983 7.19
1984 7.55
1985 7.44
1986 9.56
1987 8.89
1988 10.05
1989 8.72
1990 10.31
1991 7.90
1992 7.09
1993 6.08
1994 4.81
1995 5.66
1996 5.44
1997 2.45
1998 2.66
1999 3.17
2000 1.91
2001 2.48
2002 1.38
2003 1.43
2004 1.04
2005 1.13
2006 1.23
2007 1.33
2008 1.36
2009 1.99
2010 1.23
2011 2.00
2012 1.33
2013 1.78
2014 1.22
2015 1.10
2016 1.40
2017 1.61
2018 1.40
2019 1.55
2020 1.49

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Lower middle income was 1,232,440,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,374,820,000,000 in 2018 and 6,740,967,000 in 1962.

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 6,899,841,000
1961 7,021,316,000
1962 6,740,967,000
1963 7,547,506,000
1964 10,170,000,000
1965 10,613,340,000
1966 11,430,130,000
1967 11,809,090,000
1968 12,760,990,000
1969 11,965,710,000
1970 13,512,560,000
1971 13,758,530,000
1972 16,750,030,000
1973 24,649,170,000
1974 43,777,290,000
1975 39,600,910,000
1976 47,149,690,000
1977 55,131,230,000
1978 56,112,390,000
1979 77,960,560,000
1980 79,520,320,000
1981 107,879,000,000
1982 103,450,000,000
1983 103,797,000,000
1984 104,354,000,000
1985 98,499,000,000
1986 78,161,750,000
1987 91,534,790,000
1988 99,639,200,000
1989 112,939,000,000
1990 135,989,000,000
1991 138,617,000,000
1992 157,093,000,000
1993 162,228,000,000
1994 183,908,000,000
1995 215,200,000,000
1996 241,758,000,000
1997 253,843,000,000
1998 233,750,000,000
1999 264,600,000,000
2000 338,780,000,000
2001 311,992,000,000
2002 330,857,000,000
2003 387,991,000,000
2004 472,703,000,000
2005 580,646,000,000
2006 699,678,000,000
2007 826,550,000,000
2008 1,047,270,000,000
2009 798,107,000,000
2010 1,039,250,000,000
2011 1,350,990,000,000
2012 1,312,140,000,000
2013 1,309,650,000,000
2014 1,316,080,000,000
2015 1,094,250,000,000
2016 1,057,700,000,000
2017 1,243,160,000,000
2018 1,374,820,000,000
2019 1,357,960,000,000
2020 1,232,440,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Lower middle income was 20.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.15 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.03 in 1979.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.93
1961 6.53
1962 6.70
1963 5.90
1964 7.10
1965 7.48
1966 5.57
1967 4.60
1968 5.54
1969 6.04
1970 5.66
1971 6.36
1972 6.16
1973 5.75
1974 5.04
1975 5.16
1976 4.58
1977 4.57
1978 4.96
1979 4.03
1980 4.31
1981 4.35
1982 4.59
1983 4.65
1984 4.84
1985 4.91
1986 5.20
1987 5.11
1988 5.49
1989 5.68
1990 5.95
1991 6.25
1992 6.64
1993 7.75
1994 10.51
1995 12.37
1996 11.57
1997 11.22
1998 11.47
1999 10.31
2000 10.79
2001 11.37
2002 12.24
2003 12.71
2004 13.56
2005 13.81
2006 13.75
2007 14.41
2008 13.84
2009 14.77
2010 15.13
2011 15.31
2012 16.34
2013 16.69
2014 16.34
2015 16.75
2016 16.41
2017 17.60
2018 18.02
2019 18.82
2020 20.15

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports