United States - 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 United States was 3.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.74 in 1982, while its lowest value was 1.91 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 2.55
1961 3.02
1962 3.47
1963 2.93
1964 3.05
1965 2.72
1966 2.94
1967 2.31
1968 2.27
1969 2.25
1970 1.91
1971 2.15
1972 2.37
1973 2.50
1974 3.45
1975 5.03
1976 6.19
1977 6.76
1978 6.51
1979 5.95
1980 6.08
1981 7.16
1982 8.74
1983 7.96
1984 6.09
1985 5.13
1986 4.30
1987 3.77
1988 3.52
1989 3.36
1990 2.98
1991 3.57
1992 3.73
1993 3.53
1994 3.04
1995 2.77
1996 2.96
1997 2.94
1998 3.11
1999 2.62
2000 2.21
2001 2.36
2002 2.39
2003 2.25
2004 2.37
2005 3.04
2006 3.40
2007 3.67
2008 4.01
2009 4.15
2010 3.81
2011 3.80
2012 4.25
2013 4.50
2014 4.41
2015 4.48
2016 4.41
2017 3.91
2018 3.60
2019 3.82
2020 3.19

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in United States was 1,431,610,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,663,980,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 19,626,000,000 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 19,626,000,000
1961 20,190,000,000
1962 20,973,000,000
1963 22,427,000,000
1964 25,690,000,000
1965 26,699,000,000
1966 29,379,000,000
1967 30,934,000,000
1968 34,063,000,000
1969 37,332,000,000
1970 43,225,000,000
1971 43,549,000,000
1972 49,199,000,000
1973 70,823,000,000
1974 99,437,000,000
1975 108,856,000,000
1976 116,794,000,000
1977 123,182,000,000
1978 145,847,000,000
1979 186,363,000,000
1980 225,566,000,000
1981 238,715,000,000
1982 216,442,000,000
1983 205,639,000,000
1984 223,976,000,000
1985 218,815,000,000
1986 227,158,000,000
1987 254,122,000,000
1988 322,427,000,000
1989 363,812,000,000
1990 393,592,000,000
1991 421,730,000,000
1992 448,163,000,000
1993 464,773,000,000
1994 512,627,000,000
1995 584,743,000,000
1996 625,073,000,000
1997 689,182,000,000
1998 682,138,000,000
1999 695,797,000,000
2000 781,918,000,000
2001 729,100,000,000
2002 693,103,000,000
2003 724,771,000,000
2004 814,875,000,000
2005 901,082,000,000
2006 1,025,970,000,000
2007 1,148,200,000,000
2008 1,287,440,000,000
2009 1,056,040,000,000
2010 1,278,500,000,000
2011 1,482,510,000,000
2012 1,545,700,000,000
2013 1,579,590,000,000
2014 1,620,530,000,000
2015 1,502,570,000,000
2016 1,451,010,000,000
2017 1,546,270,000,000
2018 1,663,980,000,000
2019 1,643,160,000,000
2020 1,431,610,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in United States was 60.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 75.86 in 1987, while its lowest value was 59.56 in 2014.

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 66.71
1961 66.93
1962 66.24
1963 66.29
1964 66.13
1965 68.53
1966 68.16
1967 70.87
1968 71.77
1969 73.57
1970 72.81
1971 72.92
1972 73.27
1973 71.94
1974 69.53
1975 66.69
1976 69.00
1977 70.55
1978 69.43
1979 70.07
1980 68.21
1981 67.87
1982 69.50
1983 73.35
1984 72.40
1985 72.79
1986 74.87
1987 75.86
1988 75.45
1989 75.56
1990 75.70
1991 74.41
1992 72.27
1993 71.96
1994 71.48
1995 72.38
1996 71.45
1997 71.63
1998 71.05
1999 72.11
2000 70.44
2001 69.52
2002 69.11
2003 69.07
2004 68.31
2005 67.96
2006 66.80
2007 66.33
2008 64.89
2009 63.59
2010 61.77
2011 60.96
2012 60.58
2013 59.63
2014 59.56
2015 60.43
2016 60.45
2017 59.89
2018 60.23
2019 61.17
2020 60.39

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 United States was 39.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 39.73 in 2017, while its lowest value was 19.06 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 26.09
1961 25.89
1962 26.93
1963 26.19
1964 26.05
1965 24.45
1966 24.76
1967 23.62
1968 22.84
1969 20.87
1970 21.28
1971 21.43
1972 20.59
1973 20.81
1974 24.39
1975 25.96
1976 22.91
1977 21.72
1978 22.36
1979 21.15
1980 24.35
1981 24.87
1982 23.09
1983 20.59
1984 20.97
1985 21.10
1986 19.73
1987 19.06
1988 19.37
1989 19.49
1990 19.48
1991 20.63
1992 23.58
1993 24.58
1994 25.31
1995 24.32
1996 25.46
1997 27.18
1998 27.70
1999 26.93
2000 28.60
2001 29.47
2002 30.03
2003 30.32
2004 30.86
2005 31.03
2006 32.05
2007 32.46
2008 33.77
2009 35.18
2010 37.05
2011 37.97
2012 38.10
2013 39.33
2014 39.56
2015 38.85
2016 38.96
2017 39.73
2018 39.28
2019 38.63
2020 39.43

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 United States was 12.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.40 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 2.85
1961 3.75
1962 3.54
1963 3.57
1964 2.61
1965 2.62
1966 3.06
1967 3.26
1968 3.30
1969 2.86
1970 2.88
1971 2.68
1972 2.94
1973 3.53
1974 3.78
1975 2.80
1976 2.52
1977 2.40
1978 2.81
1979 3.43
1980 4.52
1981 4.07
1982 4.51
1983 4.15
1984 4.15
1985 3.98
1986 3.76
1987 3.72
1988 3.81
1989 4.02
1990 4.01
1991 4.34
1992 4.85
1993 5.42
1994 5.51
1995 6.19
1996 6.20
1997 6.32
1998 5.58
1999 5.27
2000 5.83
2001 6.21
2002 6.91
2003 7.90
2004 7.73
2005 7.84
2006 8.48
2007 8.56
2008 8.54
2009 9.59
2010 10.45
2011 10.10
2012 10.13
2013 10.78
2014 10.61
2015 10.83
2016 11.25
2017 11.57
2018 10.45
2019 9.82
2020 12.20

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 United States was 1.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.93 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.23 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 0.87
1961 0.97
1962 1.27
1963 1.31
1964 1.06
1965 0.76
1966 0.88
1967 0.81
1968 0.78
1969 0.80
1970 0.76
1971 0.70
1972 0.64
1973 0.50
1974 0.49
1975 0.59
1976 0.43
1977 0.37
1978 0.29
1979 0.23
1980 0.32
1981 0.45
1982 0.47
1983 0.43
1984 0.60
1985 0.66
1986 0.58
1987 0.62
1988 0.62
1989 0.60
1990 0.60
1991 0.61
1992 1.20
1993 1.60
1994 1.23
1995 1.14
1996 1.27
1997 1.23
1998 1.22
1999 0.96
2000 0.95
2001 0.98
2002 1.03
2003 0.94
2004 1.03
2005 1.16
2006 1.27
2007 1.53
2008 1.93
2009 1.49
2010 1.57
2011 1.90
2012 1.83
2013 1.83
2014 1.72
2015 1.31
2016 1.34
2017 1.36
2018 1.33
2019 1.32
2020 1.33

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 United States was 21.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.25 in 2018, while its lowest value was 9.41 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 13.33
1961 12.88
1962 12.12
1963 11.00
1964 11.38
1965 10.70
1966 11.19
1967 10.54
1968 10.93
1969 10.26
1970 10.83
1971 10.67
1972 10.85
1973 10.80
1974 12.55
1975 12.15
1976 10.80
1977 10.50
1978 10.92
1979 11.72
1980 13.50
1981 13.61
1982 11.13
1983 9.41
1984 10.08
1985 11.08
1986 10.96
1987 10.74
1988 10.85
1989 11.16
1990 11.48
1991 12.50
1992 14.22
1993 14.31
1994 15.82
1995 14.19
1996 15.26
1997 17.01
1998 18.36
1999 18.44
2000 19.66
2001 19.79
2002 19.59
2003 18.92
2004 19.11
2005 18.89
2006 18.85
2007 18.16
2008 18.95
2009 19.38
2010 20.48
2011 21.44
2012 21.99
2013 22.47
2014 22.95
2015 22.91
2016 22.79
2017 23.04
2018 23.25
2019 23.14
2020 21.82

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 United States was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.65 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.75 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 2.81
1961 2.89
1962 3.18
1963 2.78
1964 2.98
1965 2.57
1966 2.80
1967 2.09
1968 2.15
1969 2.40
1970 2.02
1971 2.44
1972 2.35
1973 2.46
1974 3.68
1975 5.65
1976 4.93
1977 4.79
1978 4.83
1979 2.78
1980 2.33
1981 2.88
1982 3.16
1983 2.99
1984 2.71
1985 2.22
1986 1.93
1987 1.75
1988 1.71
1989 1.58
1990 1.35
1991 1.27
1992 1.41
1993 1.37
1994 1.21
1995 1.04
1996 0.95
1997 0.96
1998 0.85
1999 0.78
2000 0.81
2001 0.91
2002 0.88
2003 0.75
2004 0.90
2005 0.91
2006 1.02
2007 1.18
2008 1.24
2009 1.39
2010 1.34
2011 1.23
2012 1.03
2013 1.10
2014 1.15
2015 0.94
2016 0.87
2017 0.83
2018 0.91
2019 0.92
2020 0.83

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 United States was 2.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.30 in 1963, while its lowest value was 0.60 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 4.08
1961 3.40
1962 4.52
1963 5.30
1964 5.12
1965 4.71
1966 3.94
1967 4.22
1968 3.07
1969 1.96
1970 2.13
1971 2.01
1972 1.46
1973 1.30
1974 1.45
1975 1.95
1976 1.48
1977 1.07
1978 1.18
1979 1.11
1980 1.23
1981 1.07
1982 1.29
1983 1.45
1984 1.41
1985 1.40
1986 1.20
1987 1.00
1988 1.26
1989 1.11
1990 1.01
1991 0.77
1992 0.71
1993 0.87
1994 0.68
1995 0.83
1996 0.81
1997 0.77
1998 0.71
1999 0.67
2000 0.60
2001 0.66
2002 0.77
2003 0.87
2004 1.05
2005 1.11
2006 1.26
2007 1.79
2008 1.69
2009 1.92
2010 1.89
2011 1.89
2012 1.68
2013 1.64
2014 1.57
2015 1.68
2016 1.79
2017 2.03
2018 2.40
2019 2.48
2020 2.33

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 United States was 0.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.09 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.76 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 2.15
1961 2.01
1962 2.29
1963 2.24
1964 2.90
1965 3.09
1966 2.88
1967 2.69
1968 2.61
1969 2.60
1970 2.66
1971 2.94
1972 2.34
1973 2.22
1974 2.43
1975 2.81
1976 2.75
1977 2.58
1978 2.33
1979 1.87
1980 2.44
1981 2.79
1982 2.54
1983 2.15
1984 2.02
1985 1.76
1986 1.29
1987 1.22
1988 1.12
1989 1.01
1990 1.03
1991 1.13
1992 1.20
1993 1.01
1994 0.86
1995 0.92
1996 0.96
1997 0.89
1998 0.98
1999 0.81
2000 0.76
2001 0.92
2002 0.86
2003 0.94
2004 1.04
2005 1.13
2006 1.16
2007 1.23
2008 1.41
2009 1.40
2010 1.32
2011 1.41
2012 1.44
2013 1.51
2014 1.56
2015 1.17
2016 0.92
2017 0.90
2018 0.94
2019 0.94
2020 0.93

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in United States was 0.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.78 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.18 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 7.20
1961 7.18
1962 6.83
1963 7.52
1964 7.83
1965 7.02
1966 7.08
1967 5.51
1968 5.39
1969 5.56
1970 5.91
1971 5.65
1972 6.15
1973 7.24
1974 6.08
1975 7.35
1976 8.08
1977 7.73
1978 8.22
1979 8.78
1980 7.44
1981 7.27
1982 7.41
1983 6.07
1984 6.64
1985 6.11
1986 5.41
1987 5.08
1988 5.18
1989 4.95
1990 4.82
1991 4.96
1992 4.15
1993 3.46
1994 3.21
1995 3.30
1996 3.09
1997 1.18
1998 1.25
1999 0.97
2000 0.96
2001 1.00
2002 0.87
2003 0.61
2004 0.83
2005 1.01
2006 1.15
2007 1.21
2008 1.34
2009 1.23
2010 1.18
2011 1.07
2012 1.32
2013 1.03
2014 0.88
2015 0.73
2016 0.58
2017 0.38
2018 0.49
2019 0.20
2020 0.18

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in United States was 1,431,580,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,664,240,000,000 in 2018 and 20,535,000,000 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 20,535,000,000
1961 20,959,000,000
1962 21,616,000,000
1963 23,275,000,000
1964 26,484,000,000
1965 27,374,800,000
1966 30,404,400,000
1967 31,561,400,000
1968 34,564,600,000
1969 37,962,000,000
1970 43,218,800,000
1971 44,142,600,000
1972 49,812,500,000
1973 71,428,700,000
1974 98,597,700,000
1975 107,695,000,000
1976 115,105,000,000
1977 121,348,000,000
1978 143,814,000,000
1979 182,065,000,000
1980 220,913,000,000
1981 233,896,000,000
1982 212,441,000,000
1983 200,593,000,000
1984 217,998,000,000
1985 213,222,000,000
1986 217,426,000,000
1987 252,853,000,000
1988 319,109,000,000
1989 363,546,000,000
1990 392,743,000,000
1991 421,588,000,000
1992 447,215,000,000
1993 465,539,000,000
1994 512,207,000,000
1995 583,021,000,000
1996 622,662,000,000
1997 687,711,000,000
1998 680,522,000,000
1999 690,793,000,000
2000 772,147,000,000
2001 731,026,000,000
2002 693,255,000,000
2003 723,792,000,000
2004 816,546,000,000
2005 904,308,000,000
2006 1,036,990,000,000
2007 1,162,690,000,000
2008 1,300,120,000,000
2009 1,056,910,000,000
2010 1,277,490,000,000
2011 1,482,480,000,000
2012 1,545,800,000,000
2013 1,578,430,000,000
2014 1,620,480,000,000
2015 1,504,570,000,000
2016 1,453,700,000,000
2017 1,545,610,000,000
2018 1,664,240,000,000
2019 1,641,120,000,000
2020 1,431,580,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports