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 Middle income was 4.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.68 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.18 in 1962.

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 2.49
1961 2.66
1962 2.18
1963 2.19
1964 2.19
1965 2.54
1966 2.32
1967 2.56
1968 2.56
1969 2.47
1970 2.59
1971 2.79
1972 2.57
1973 2.71
1974 3.22
1975 3.51
1976 2.92
1977 2.96
1978 3.08
1979 2.86
1980 3.12
1981 4.85
1982 5.21
1983 5.02
1984 4.77
1985 4.54
1986 4.79
1987 4.69
1988 4.45
1989 3.58
1990 3.37
1991 3.56
1992 3.51
1993 3.53
1994 3.19
1995 3.10
1996 3.01
1997 2.91
1998 3.05
1999 2.94
2000 2.60
2001 3.10
2002 3.31
2003 3.27
2004 3.50
2005 3.53
2006 3.61
2007 4.02
2008 4.76
2009 5.22
2010 5.01
2011 4.71
2012 5.40
2013 5.35
2014 5.54
2015 5.68
2016 5.61
2017 5.19
2018 4.79
2019 5.17
2020 4.98

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Middle income was 6,081,110,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,516,470,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 25,941,020,000 in 1961.

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 26,091,890,000
1961 25,941,020,000
1962 26,259,910,000
1963 29,591,690,000
1964 33,069,770,000
1965 35,204,710,000
1966 37,250,310,000
1967 37,918,050,000
1968 40,461,880,000
1969 44,886,380,000
1970 49,599,500,000
1971 54,743,280,000
1972 61,672,670,000
1973 90,163,190,000
1974 147,243,000,000
1975 146,015,000,000
1976 166,466,000,000
1977 194,201,000,000
1978 211,240,000,000
1979 287,546,000,000
1980 376,318,000,000
1981 349,293,000,000
1982 338,300,000,000
1983 339,182,000,000
1984 359,319,000,000
1985 350,977,000,000
1986 315,280,000,000
1987 373,061,000,000
1988 420,134,000,000
1989 468,331,000,000
1990 506,188,000,000
1991 516,463,000,000
1992 564,603,000,000
1993 595,606,000,000
1994 716,150,000,000
1995 866,202,000,000
1996 939,874,000,000
1997 1,021,030,000,000
1998 971,866,000,000
1999 1,053,150,000,000
2000 1,293,570,000,000
2001 1,261,090,000,000
2002 1,375,300,000,000
2003 1,655,920,000,000
2004 2,120,740,000,000
2005 2,634,370,000,000
2006 3,213,500,000,000
2007 3,853,870,000,000
2008 4,683,770,000,000
2009 3,650,540,000,000
2010 4,730,290,000,000
2011 5,836,390,000,000
2012 6,047,580,000,000
2013 6,185,410,000,000
2014 6,270,530,000,000
2015 5,492,510,000,000
2016 5,181,230,000,000
2017 5,832,910,000,000
2018 6,516,470,000,000
2019 6,431,260,000,000
2020 6,081,110,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Middle income was 64.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 81.52 in 1991, while its lowest value was 63.71 in 2019.

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 77.90
1961 78.04
1962 77.94
1963 78.21
1964 75.23
1965 74.29
1966 76.28
1967 78.01
1968 77.17
1969 77.35
1970 77.26
1971 76.45
1972 76.66
1973 76.86
1974 78.21
1975 75.59
1976 77.92
1977 77.37
1978 78.45
1979 79.92
1980 78.46
1981 73.98
1982 75.66
1983 76.40
1984 76.47
1985 76.31
1986 76.77
1987 77.29
1988 76.16
1989 78.38
1990 79.35
1991 81.52
1992 78.81
1993 79.18
1994 77.27
1995 75.43
1996 75.66
1997 76.96
1998 77.13
1999 79.34
2000 79.17
2001 78.09
2002 77.41
2003 76.73
2004 76.10
2005 75.05
2006 74.28
2007 71.38
2008 69.63
2009 68.18
2010 67.44
2011 65.34
2012 65.68
2013 65.19
2014 65.26
2015 66.31
2016 66.21
2017 64.75
2018 64.35
2019 63.71
2020 64.20

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 Middle income was 19.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.01 in 2018, while its lowest value was 4.87 in 1963.

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 6.02
1961 5.29
1962 5.18
1963 4.87
1964 6.43
1965 6.46
1966 6.21
1967 5.89
1968 5.86
1969 4.92
1970 5.14
1971 5.48
1972 5.48
1973 5.40
1974 6.62
1975 7.38
1976 5.77
1977 6.31
1978 6.47
1979 5.91
1980 6.97
1981 10.63
1982 10.48
1983 10.62
1984 9.98
1985 10.16
1986 8.82
1987 8.87
1988 9.16
1989 7.52
1990 7.10
1991 6.04
1992 7.75
1993 8.27
1994 7.26
1995 8.01
1996 8.03
1997 8.13
1998 7.75
1999 7.86
2000 8.26
2001 8.78
2002 9.57
2003 10.34
2004 10.98
2005 11.80
2006 12.86
2007 14.67
2008 16.04
2009 16.59
2010 17.40
2011 18.31
2012 18.72
2013 19.00
2014 19.51
2015 18.52
2016 18.61
2017 19.46
2018 20.01
2019 20.00
2020 19.21

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 Middle income was 16.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.74 in 1976.

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 2.76
1961 2.84
1962 2.44
1963 2.32
1964 2.82
1965 2.59
1966 2.48
1967 2.18
1968 1.89
1969 2.02
1970 1.98
1971 2.16
1972 2.28
1973 2.23
1974 1.86
1975 1.93
1976 1.74
1977 2.04
1978 2.45
1979 2.38
1980 2.54
1981 2.30
1982 2.34
1983 2.35
1984 2.14
1985 2.52
1986 2.63
1987 2.71
1988 3.38
1989 3.46
1990 3.33
1991 3.40
1992 4.09
1993 4.81
1994 4.83
1995 5.31
1996 5.48
1997 5.58
1998 4.79
1999 5.11
2000 5.89
2001 6.23
2002 6.97
2003 7.63
2004 7.77
2005 7.99
2006 8.08
2007 8.70
2008 8.90
2009 10.14
2010 10.88
2011 11.51
2012 11.97
2013 12.72
2014 12.66
2015 12.65
2016 13.02
2017 14.15
2018 14.96
2019 15.61
2020 16.05

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 Middle income was 5.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.27 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.19 in 1961.

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 0.21
1961 0.19
1962 0.33
1963 0.36
1964 0.36
1965 0.32
1966 0.43
1967 0.53
1968 0.56
1969 0.55
1970 0.53
1971 0.56
1972 0.56
1973 0.46
1974 0.43
1975 0.66
1976 0.70
1977 0.63
1978 0.59
1979 0.52
1980 0.72
1981 1.40
1982 1.36
1983 1.47
1984 1.53
1985 1.57
1986 1.06
1987 1.40
1988 1.31
1989 1.16
1990 1.02
1991 0.55
1992 2.68
1993 3.07
1994 5.48
1995 5.95
1996 5.76
1997 5.66
1998 4.95
1999 3.84
2000 4.04
2001 3.80
2002 4.19
2003 4.79
2004 4.70
2005 5.35
2006 5.64
2007 6.82
2008 7.27
2009 5.10
2010 5.24
2011 5.78
2012 6.40
2013 6.31
2014 5.95
2015 4.94
2016 4.91
2017 5.29
2018 5.19
2019 5.43
2020 5.42

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 Middle income was 4.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.86 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.03 in 1961.

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 2.33
1961 2.03
1962 2.40
1963 2.55
1964 2.80
1965 3.31
1966 3.20
1967 2.94
1968 3.34
1969 3.70
1970 3.67
1971 3.77
1972 3.87
1973 3.70
1974 4.34
1975 4.61
1976 4.16
1977 4.00
1978 3.71
1979 3.80
1980 4.26
1981 4.86
1982 4.53
1983 3.89
1984 3.80
1985 3.69
1986 3.50
1987 3.43
1988 3.23
1989 3.33
1990 3.17
1991 3.23
1992 3.38
1993 3.79
1994 3.83
1995 3.76
1996 3.91
1997 4.25
1998 4.39
1999 3.62
2000 3.70
2001 3.84
2002 3.50
2003 3.29
2004 3.56
2005 3.59
2006 3.78
2007 3.93
2008 4.27
2009 4.11
2010 4.49
2011 4.65
2012 4.56
2013 4.58
2014 4.50
2015 4.43
2016 4.32
2017 4.45
2018 4.39
2019 4.33
2020 4.15

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 Middle income was 2.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.56 in 1983, while its lowest value was 1.55 in 2000.

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 1.91
1961 2.05
1962 1.66
1963 1.61
1964 1.62
1965 1.83
1966 1.68
1967 1.85
1968 1.77
1969 1.93
1970 2.00
1971 2.06
1972 1.93
1973 2.28
1974 3.07
1975 3.59
1976 2.58
1977 2.69
1978 2.45
1979 2.02
1980 2.56
1981 3.96
1982 4.33
1983 4.56
1984 4.21
1985 3.96
1986 3.74
1987 3.47
1988 3.21
1989 2.59
1990 2.45
1991 2.27
1992 2.23
1993 2.14
1994 1.67
1995 1.82
1996 1.78
1997 1.73
1998 1.79
1999 1.63
2000 1.55
2001 1.90
2002 1.98
2003 1.96
2004 2.15
2005 2.05
2006 2.08
2007 2.34
2008 2.55
2009 3.01
2010 2.76
2011 2.52
2012 2.75
2013 2.75
2014 2.94
2015 2.84
2016 2.89
2017 2.70
2018 2.53
2019 2.50
2020 2.36

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 Middle income was 4.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.97 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.75 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 2.14
1961 1.60
1962 1.77
1963 1.61
1964 2.20
1965 2.00
1966 1.86
1967 1.59
1968 1.61
1969 1.07
1970 0.96
1971 0.96
1972 1.31
1973 1.23
1974 0.86
1975 0.90
1976 0.75
1977 0.96
1978 1.11
1979 1.04
1980 1.09
1981 1.97
1982 1.67
1983 1.69
1984 1.78
1985 1.68
1986 1.63
1987 1.53
1988 1.67
1989 1.42
1990 1.50
1991 1.43
1992 1.45
1993 1.45
1994 1.52
1995 1.65
1996 1.59
1997 1.59
1998 1.74
1999 1.98
2000 1.87
2001 1.72
2002 1.93
2003 2.08
2004 2.12
2005 2.38
2006 2.73
2007 3.23
2008 3.60
2009 3.81
2010 3.89
2011 4.03
2012 4.06
2013 3.93
2014 4.23
2015 4.36
2016 4.50
2017 4.77
2018 4.97
2019 4.64
2020 4.04

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 Middle income was 3.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.69 in 1965, while its lowest value was 1.50 in 1963.

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 1.63
1961 1.71
1962 1.70
1963 1.50
1964 3.43
1965 3.69
1966 2.81
1967 2.40
1968 2.82
1969 2.11
1970 2.23
1971 2.60
1972 2.23
1973 1.95
1974 1.94
1975 2.07
1976 1.66
1977 1.85
1978 1.81
1979 1.58
1980 1.64
1981 2.32
1982 2.11
1983 1.88
1984 1.94
1985 1.94
1986 1.77
1987 1.82
1988 1.94
1989 1.55
1990 1.76
1991 1.63
1992 1.74
1993 1.61
1994 1.55
1995 1.75
1996 1.72
1997 1.74
1998 1.83
1999 1.70
2000 1.85
2001 1.94
2002 2.07
2003 2.09
2004 2.17
2005 2.22
2006 2.27
2007 2.43
2008 2.57
2009 3.01
2010 3.05
2011 3.26
2012 3.31
2013 3.36
2014 3.53
2015 3.58
2016 3.27
2017 3.06
2018 2.95
2019 3.15
2020 3.16

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Middle income was 0.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.98 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.63 in 2020.

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 11.10
1961 11.54
1962 11.77
1963 11.83
1964 11.54
1965 11.98
1966 11.25
1967 10.48
1968 10.83
1969 11.28
1970 11.37
1971 11.45
1972 11.16
1973 11.30
1974 9.29
1975 10.66
1976 10.48
1977 10.46
1978 9.44
1979 8.74
1980 8.74
1981 9.21
1982 8.00
1983 7.77
1984 8.13
1985 8.32
1986 8.90
1987 8.35
1988 9.11
1989 8.13
1990 7.43
1991 5.96
1992 5.63
1993 3.96
1994 3.86
1995 4.33
1996 4.10
1997 2.47
1998 3.39
1999 2.78
2000 1.94
2001 2.47
2002 1.95
2003 1.44
2004 1.43
2005 1.38
2006 1.15
2007 1.18
2008 1.20
2009 2.63
2010 2.25
2011 2.91
2012 1.26
2013 1.16
2014 0.93
2015 0.88
2016 0.88
2017 0.82
2018 0.67
2019 0.63
2020 0.63

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Middle income was 6,052,290,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,447,520,000,000 in 2018 and 14,984,570,000 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 14,984,570,000
1961 15,980,930,000
1962 15,762,140,000
1963 17,643,460,000
1964 21,607,600,000
1965 22,834,360,000
1966 24,930,910,000
1967 26,804,850,000
1968 29,594,760,000
1969 30,867,530,000
1970 33,982,340,000
1971 35,582,660,000
1972 40,621,290,000
1973 60,087,410,000
1974 94,194,060,000
1975 88,613,400,000
1976 105,578,000,000
1977 126,059,000,000
1978 145,711,000,000
1979 198,150,000,000
1980 232,477,000,000
1981 277,104,000,000
1982 265,222,000,000
1983 263,013,000,000
1984 283,151,000,000
1985 278,703,000,000
1986 244,609,000,000
1987 287,784,000,000
1988 327,012,000,000
1989 363,060,000,000
1990 409,702,000,000
1991 435,422,000,000
1992 534,393,000,000
1993 570,418,000,000
1994 694,827,000,000
1995 846,372,000,000
1996 917,068,000,000
1997 999,342,000,000
1998 955,640,000,000
1999 1,032,770,000,000
2000 1,282,410,000,000
2001 1,237,340,000,000
2002 1,361,680,000,000
2003 1,641,900,000,000
2004 2,077,980,000,000
2005 2,573,730,000,000
2006 3,134,950,000,000
2007 3,757,600,000,000
2008 4,618,170,000,000
2009 3,549,560,000,000
2010 4,656,740,000,000
2011 5,742,310,000,000
2012 5,981,240,000,000
2013 6,114,450,000,000
2014 6,184,830,000,000
2015 5,446,980,000,000
2016 5,158,170,000,000
2017 5,780,290,000,000
2018 6,447,520,000,000
2019 6,364,420,000,000
2020 6,052,290,000,000

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 Middle income was 15.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.97 in 1960.

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 4.97
1961 5.13
1962 5.11
1963 5.09
1964 6.80
1965 7.27
1966 6.26
1967 5.62
1968 6.14
1969 6.45
1970 6.22
1971 6.63
1972 6.70
1973 6.44
1974 5.89
1975 6.37
1976 5.83
1977 5.86
1978 5.65
1979 5.44
1980 5.84
1981 6.18
1982 5.86
1983 5.21
1984 5.42
1985 5.21
1986 5.51
1987 5.49
1988 5.56
1989 5.97
1990 6.13
1991 6.48
1992 7.81
1993 8.59
1994 11.61
1995 12.23
1996 12.21
1997 12.43
1998 11.73
1999 10.01
2000 10.63
2001 10.66
2002 11.08
2003 11.49
2004 11.49
2005 11.76
2006 11.71
2007 12.77
2008 13.13
2009 12.59
2010 12.91
2011 13.45
2012 14.34
2013 14.65
2014 14.30
2015 14.29
2016 14.30
2017 14.97
2018 14.98
2019 15.65
2020 15.96

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports