North America - 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 North America was 2.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.13 in 1982, while its lowest value was 1.55 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 2.06
1961 2.40
1962 2.74
1963 2.34
1964 2.38
1965 2.13
1966 2.27
1967 1.76
1968 1.72
1969 1.70
1970 1.55
1971 1.70
1972 1.79
1973 1.93
1974 2.79
1975 4.05
1976 4.81
1977 5.32
1978 5.20
1979 4.84
1980 5.06
1981 5.92
1982 7.13
1983 6.19
1984 4.75
1985 3.92
1986 3.29
1987 2.95
1988 2.82
1989 2.76
1990 2.46
1991 2.97
1992 3.01
1993 2.87
1994 2.45
1995 2.26
1996 2.39
1997 2.41
1998 2.50
1999 2.06
2000 1.74
2001 1.85
2002 1.88
2003 1.77
2004 1.86
2005 2.35
2006 2.66
2007 2.95
2008 3.27
2009 3.56
2010 3.19
2011 3.16
2012 3.57
2013 3.72
2014 3.65
2015 3.76
2016 3.69
2017 3.29
2018 3.06
2019 3.27
2020 2.76

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in North America was 1,822,220,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,114,740,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 25,447,210,000 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 25,447,210,000
1961 26,278,310,000
1962 27,189,430,000
1963 29,207,690,000
1964 33,731,250,000
1965 35,176,440,000
1966 39,388,970,000
1967 41,939,290,000
1968 47,239,960,000
1969 51,688,520,000
1970 60,019,570,000
1971 61,930,810,000
1972 70,392,880,000
1973 97,272,270,000
1974 133,962,000,000
1975 142,948,000,000
1976 157,412,000,000
1977 166,748,000,000
1978 194,304,000,000
1979 244,688,000,000
1980 293,337,000,000
1981 311,470,000,000
1982 287,693,000,000
1983 282,411,000,000
1984 314,289,000,000
1985 309,788,000,000
1986 317,552,000,000
1987 352,319,000,000
1988 439,563,000,000
1989 485,694,000,000
1990 521,281,000,000
1991 548,948,000,000
1992 582,683,000,000
1993 609,986,000,000
1994 678,035,000,000
1995 776,996,000,000
1996 826,774,000,000
1997 903,661,000,000
1998 896,510,000,000
1999 934,294,000,000
2000 1,058,600,000,000
2001 988,994,000,000
2002 945,553,000,000
2003 997,562,000,000
2004 1,131,710,000,000
2005 1,261,610,000,000
2006 1,414,170,000,000
2007 1,568,920,000,000
2008 1,743,940,000,000
2009 1,372,170,000,000
2010 1,665,990,000,000
2011 1,933,860,000,000
2012 2,001,310,000,000
2013 2,037,920,000,000
2014 2,096,850,000,000
2015 1,912,660,000,000
2016 1,841,020,000,000
2017 1,966,960,000,000
2018 2,114,740,000,000
2019 2,089,770,000,000
2020 1,822,220,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in North America was 66.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 79.99 in 1990, while its lowest value was 66.32 in 2017.

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 70.96
1961 70.99
1962 70.68
1963 70.21
1964 69.60
1965 72.04
1966 71.84
1967 74.99
1968 76.11
1969 77.81
1970 76.57
1971 77.00
1972 76.97
1973 75.93
1974 73.41
1975 70.59
1976 73.24
1977 74.65
1978 73.51
1979 73.77
1980 71.66
1981 71.57
1982 73.07
1983 76.80
1984 76.87
1985 77.46
1986 79.06
1987 79.55
1988 78.94
1989 79.11
1990 79.99
1991 78.73
1992 77.11
1993 77.35
1994 77.15
1995 77.79
1996 77.12
1997 77.23
1998 77.06
1999 78.41
2000 77.29
2001 76.59
2002 76.40
2003 76.46
2004 75.85
2005 75.63
2006 74.17
2007 73.37
2008 71.89
2009 69.77
2010 68.44
2011 67.70
2012 67.20
2013 66.42
2014 66.63
2015 66.76
2016 66.71
2017 66.32
2018 66.46
2019 67.40
2020 66.58

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 North America was 33.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.37 in 2017, while its lowest value was 15.12 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 21.63
1961 21.89
1962 22.55
1963 21.97
1964 21.84
1965 20.35
1966 20.56
1967 19.15
1968 18.21
1969 16.67
1970 17.21
1971 17.07
1972 16.18
1973 16.74
1974 20.01
1975 21.56
1976 18.57
1977 17.63
1978 18.34
1979 17.40
1980 20.43
1981 20.73
1982 19.20
1983 16.78
1984 16.57
1985 16.35
1986 15.37
1987 15.12
1988 15.69
1989 15.79
1990 15.91
1991 16.95
1992 19.26
1993 19.79
1994 20.21
1995 19.47
1996 20.35
1997 21.79
1998 21.93
1999 20.83
2000 21.97
2001 22.61
2002 22.93
2003 23.08
2004 23.51
2005 23.60
2006 24.93
2007 25.69
2008 27.07
2009 29.24
2010 30.62
2011 31.43
2012 31.74
2013 32.73
2014 32.66
2015 32.64
2016 32.82
2017 33.37
2018 33.14
2019 32.44
2020 33.27

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 North America was 10.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.13 in 1977.

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 2.35
1961 3.44
1962 3.34
1963 3.17
1964 2.46
1965 2.36
1966 2.83
1967 2.73
1968 2.82
1969 2.41
1970 2.42
1971 2.36
1972 2.56
1973 2.98
1974 3.30
1975 2.51
1976 2.13
1977 2.13
1978 2.47
1979 2.93
1980 3.87
1981 3.48
1982 3.90
1983 3.64
1984 3.41
1985 3.26
1986 3.04
1987 3.15
1988 3.45
1989 3.42
1990 3.50
1991 3.83
1992 4.22
1993 4.53
1994 4.57
1995 5.15
1996 5.15
1997 5.17
1998 4.51
1999 4.21
2000 4.65
2001 4.95
2002 5.46
2003 6.19
2004 6.16
2005 6.21
2006 6.81
2007 7.03
2008 7.09
2009 8.30
2010 9.00
2011 8.85
2012 9.00
2013 9.55
2014 9.24
2015 9.54
2016 9.91
2017 10.22
2018 9.45
2019 8.76
2020 10.83

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 North America was 1.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.64 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.20 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 0.68
1961 0.78
1962 1.00
1963 1.02
1964 0.90
1965 0.63
1966 0.71
1967 0.62
1968 0.60
1969 0.62
1970 0.59
1971 0.55
1972 0.48
1973 0.40
1974 0.41
1975 0.49
1976 0.36
1977 0.31
1978 0.24
1979 0.20
1980 0.26
1981 0.37
1982 0.38
1983 0.34
1984 0.47
1985 0.52
1986 0.47
1987 0.51
1988 0.49
1989 0.48
1990 0.48
1991 0.49
1992 0.94
1993 1.25
1994 0.97
1995 0.91
1996 1.01
1997 1.00
1998 0.98
1999 0.75
2000 0.73
2001 0.76
2002 0.79
2003 0.74
2004 0.81
2005 0.92
2006 1.04
2007 1.26
2008 1.62
2009 1.30
2010 1.36
2011 1.64
2012 1.57
2013 1.56
2014 1.45
2015 1.13
2016 1.16
2017 1.18
2018 1.15
2019 1.15
2020 1.14

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 North America was 17.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 18.84 in 2018, while its lowest value was 7.41 in 1983.

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 11.02
1961 10.74
1962 10.05
1963 9.25
1964 9.49
1965 8.88
1966 9.15
1967 8.44
1968 8.55
1969 8.13
1970 8.57
1971 8.25
1972 8.31
1973 8.45
1974 10.09
1975 9.91
1976 8.74
1977 8.35
1978 8.78
1979 9.43
1980 11.11
1981 11.13
1982 8.92
1983 7.41
1984 7.68
1985 8.23
1986 8.29
1987 8.22
1988 8.33
1989 8.73
1990 8.99
1991 9.90
1992 11.26
1993 11.31
1994 12.36
1995 11.05
1996 11.89
1997 13.34
1998 14.33
1999 14.00
2000 14.79
2001 14.89
2002 14.67
2003 14.06
2004 14.15
2005 13.93
2006 14.22
2007 13.90
2008 14.65
2009 15.49
2010 16.33
2011 17.04
2012 17.55
2013 17.94
2014 18.24
2015 18.53
2016 18.51
2017 18.64
2018 18.84
2019 18.68
2020 17.63

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 North America was 0.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.58 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.63 in 2003.

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 2.25
1961 2.30
1962 2.52
1963 2.21
1964 2.32
1965 2.00
1966 2.16
1967 1.59
1968 1.63
1969 1.79
1970 1.63
1971 1.92
1972 1.79
1973 1.94
1974 2.98
1975 4.58
1976 3.88
1977 3.86
1978 3.85
1979 2.32
1980 2.07
1981 2.49
1982 2.83
1983 2.51
1984 2.26
1985 1.81
1986 1.55
1987 1.46
1988 1.47
1989 1.40
1990 1.23
1991 1.14
1992 1.22
1993 1.16
1994 1.04
1995 0.93
1996 0.85
1997 0.89
1998 0.75
1999 0.69
2000 0.71
2001 0.76
2002 0.73
2003 0.63
2004 0.72
2005 0.75
2006 0.84
2007 1.00
2008 1.09
2009 1.27
2010 1.15
2011 1.04
2012 0.91
2013 0.94
2014 0.98
2015 0.82
2016 0.76
2017 0.72
2018 0.79
2019 0.83
2020 0.77

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 North America was 2.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.34 in 1963, while its lowest value was 0.48 in 2000.

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 3.38
1961 2.86
1962 3.66
1963 4.34
1964 4.17
1965 3.81
1966 3.29
1967 3.53
1968 2.52
1969 1.64
1970 1.85
1971 1.73
1972 1.23
1973 1.22
1974 1.27
1975 1.76
1976 1.25
1977 0.95
1978 1.10
1979 0.99
1980 1.08
1981 0.95
1982 1.12
1983 1.20
1984 1.17
1985 1.17
1986 1.00
1987 0.83
1988 1.05
1989 0.91
1990 0.87
1991 0.67
1992 0.64
1993 0.72
1994 0.56
1995 0.69
1996 0.66
1997 0.64
1998 0.58
1999 0.54
2000 0.48
2001 0.54
2002 0.61
2003 0.72
2004 0.85
2005 0.90
2006 1.08
2007 1.49
2008 1.44
2009 1.71
2010 1.66
2011 1.67
2012 1.47
2013 1.46
2014 1.41
2015 1.57
2016 1.66
2017 1.81
2018 2.09
2019 2.19
2020 2.06

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 North America was 0.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.66 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2000.

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 1.95
1961 1.76
1962 1.98
1963 1.98
1964 2.50
1965 2.66
1966 2.42
1967 2.23
1968 2.08
1969 2.08
1970 2.14
1971 2.27
1972 1.81
1973 1.76
1974 1.96
1975 2.31
1976 2.21
1977 2.04
1978 1.90
1979 1.55
1980 2.03
1981 2.32
1982 2.05
1983 1.68
1984 1.56
1985 1.36
1986 1.02
1987 0.96
1988 0.91
1989 0.85
1990 0.85
1991 0.93
1992 0.98
1993 0.82
1994 0.70
1995 0.74
1996 0.78
1997 0.74
1998 0.79
1999 0.64
2000 0.60
2001 0.72
2002 0.67
2003 0.74
2004 0.81
2005 0.88
2006 0.94
2007 1.02
2008 1.17
2009 1.18
2010 1.13
2011 1.19
2012 1.23
2013 1.28
2014 1.34
2015 1.04
2016 0.82
2017 0.78
2018 0.82
2019 0.84
2020 0.84

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in North America was 0.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.83 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.15 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 7.41
1961 7.13
1962 6.77
1963 7.82
1964 8.56
1965 7.61
1966 7.61
1967 5.85
1968 5.69
1969 5.52
1970 6.22
1971 5.92
1972 6.86
1973 7.33
1974 6.59
1975 7.85
1976 8.19
1977 7.72
1978 8.15
1979 8.83
1980 7.91
1981 7.70
1982 7.73
1983 6.43
1984 6.56
1985 6.19
1986 5.57
1987 5.33
1988 5.37
1989 5.10
1990 4.10
1991 4.32
1992 3.62
1993 2.86
1994 2.64
1995 2.74
1996 2.53
1997 0.99
1998 1.01
1999 0.76
2000 0.75
2001 0.80
2002 0.68
2003 0.47
2004 0.64
2005 0.77
2006 0.90
2007 0.94
2008 1.04
2009 1.00
2010 0.94
2011 0.86
2012 1.07
2013 0.84
2014 0.71
2015 0.60
2016 0.47
2017 0.31
2018 0.40
2019 0.16
2020 0.15

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in North America was 1,821,760,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,112,060,000,000 in 2018 and 26,360,400,000 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 26,360,400,000
1961 27,086,800,000
1962 27,841,000,000
1963 30,069,700,000
1964 34,562,300,000
1965 35,892,100,000
1966 40,410,900,000
1967 42,596,200,000
1968 47,633,800,000
1969 52,253,800,000
1970 59,967,400,000
1971 62,605,280,000
1972 71,013,260,000
1973 97,893,860,000
1974 133,144,000,000
1975 141,807,000,000
1976 155,751,000,000
1977 164,942,000,000
1978 192,286,000,000
1979 240,395,000,000
1980 288,683,000,000
1981 306,653,000,000
1982 283,698,000,000
1983 277,362,000,000
1984 308,334,000,000
1985 304,029,000,000
1986 307,208,000,000
1987 351,376,000,000
1988 435,554,000,000
1989 484,270,000,000
1990 519,244,000,000
1991 547,794,000,000
1992 580,741,000,000
1993 606,599,000,000
1994 673,534,000,000
1995 773,259,000,000
1996 823,112,000,000
1997 901,044,000,000
1998 892,056,000,000
1999 928,921,000,000
2000 1,047,990,000,000
2001 993,494,000,000
2002 946,273,000,000
2003 996,575,000,000
2004 1,133,680,000,000
2005 1,266,360,000,000
2006 1,425,320,000,000
2007 1,583,080,000,000
2008 1,757,610,000,000
2009 1,373,410,000,000
2010 1,665,130,000,000
2011 1,933,980,000,000
2012 2,000,990,000,000
2013 2,036,640,000,000
2014 2,095,760,000,000
2015 1,913,260,000,000
2016 1,843,310,000,000
2017 1,964,540,000,000
2018 2,112,060,000,000
2019 2,087,300,000,000
2020 1,821,760,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports