IBRD only - 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 IBRD only was 4.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.55 in 2015, while its lowest value was 1.71 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 2.06
1961 2.18
1962 1.71
1963 1.77
1964 1.90
1965 2.26
1966 2.06
1967 2.29
1968 2.33
1969 2.25
1970 2.36
1971 2.69
1972 2.28
1973 2.41
1974 2.79
1975 3.11
1976 2.71
1977 2.82
1978 2.86
1979 2.68
1980 2.74
1981 4.55
1982 5.00
1983 4.73
1984 4.65
1985 4.43
1986 4.57
1987 4.54
1988 4.34
1989 3.48
1990 3.20
1991 3.32
1992 3.26
1993 3.30
1994 3.00
1995 2.92
1996 2.82
1997 2.73
1998 2.87
1999 2.79
2000 2.48
2001 2.93
2002 3.14
2003 3.09
2004 3.33
2005 3.36
2006 3.44
2007 3.81
2008 4.56
2009 5.00
2010 4.80
2011 4.55
2012 5.21
2013 5.18
2014 5.41
2015 5.55
2016 5.44
2017 5.07
2018 4.69
2019 5.08
2020 4.84

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in IBRD only was 6,208,010,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,638,350,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 26,944,370,000 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 26,944,370,000
1961 26,967,160,000
1962 27,571,250,000
1963 30,615,600,000
1964 33,830,910,000
1965 35,684,520,000
1966 37,845,420,000
1967 39,622,570,000
1968 42,462,950,000
1969 46,885,120,000
1970 51,097,150,000
1971 55,415,400,000
1972 62,103,480,000
1973 90,912,730,000
1974 149,853,000,000
1975 148,207,000,000
1976 166,518,000,000
1977 190,220,000,000
1978 209,704,000,000
1979 284,165,000,000
1980 371,192,000,000
1981 351,703,000,000
1982 339,890,000,000
1983 339,300,000,000
1984 359,554,000,000
1985 348,124,000,000
1986 312,839,000,000
1987 371,184,000,000
1988 421,153,000,000
1989 468,775,000,000
1990 507,274,000,000
1991 518,729,000,000
1992 566,197,000,000
1993 597,270,000,000
1994 722,864,000,000
1995 876,792,000,000
1996 948,870,000,000
1997 1,033,610,000,000
1998 986,261,000,000
1999 1,066,420,000,000
2000 1,316,620,000,000
2001 1,284,130,000,000
2002 1,398,570,000,000
2003 1,685,200,000,000
2004 2,172,410,000,000
2005 2,706,140,000,000
2006 3,315,420,000,000
2007 3,979,000,000,000
2008 4,827,580,000,000
2009 3,741,560,000,000
2010 4,818,400,000,000
2011 5,926,630,000,000
2012 6,140,580,000,000
2013 6,309,930,000,000
2014 6,375,920,000,000
2015 5,587,150,000,000
2016 5,281,830,000,000
2017 5,951,310,000,000
2018 6,638,350,000,000
2019 6,523,070,000,000
2020 6,208,010,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in IBRD only was 65.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 81.10 in 1991, while its lowest value was 65.05 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 76.88
1961 76.80
1962 76.92
1963 77.53
1964 75.20
1965 74.40
1966 75.99
1967 77.24
1968 76.78
1969 76.60
1970 72.34
1971 71.57
1972 70.09
1973 72.17
1974 73.78
1975 70.09
1976 73.13
1977 72.78
1978 72.93
1979 74.93
1980 74.66
1981 71.74
1982 73.29
1983 74.50
1984 74.43
1985 74.51
1986 74.57
1987 75.75
1988 74.79
1989 77.29
1990 78.66
1991 81.10
1992 78.51
1993 79.13
1994 77.20
1995 75.52
1996 75.37
1997 76.61
1998 76.91
1999 79.59
2000 79.38
2001 78.32
2002 77.74
2003 77.11
2004 76.38
2005 75.44
2006 74.84
2007 72.05
2008 70.40
2009 69.09
2010 68.28
2011 66.32
2012 66.43
2013 66.07
2014 66.35
2015 67.41
2016 67.31
2017 65.90
2018 65.59
2019 65.05
2020 65.45

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 IBRD only was 19.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.94 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 4.74
1961 4.32
1962 4.20
1963 3.94
1964 5.53
1965 5.56
1966 5.38
1967 5.27
1968 5.55
1969 4.63
1970 4.92
1971 5.98
1972 5.30
1973 5.19
1974 6.82
1975 8.02
1976 6.60
1977 7.08
1978 6.98
1979 6.57
1980 7.04
1981 10.60
1982 10.81
1983 10.70
1984 10.19
1985 10.38
1986 9.35
1987 9.31
1988 9.55
1989 7.86
1990 7.32
1991 6.08
1992 8.17
1993 8.60
1994 7.71
1995 8.44
1996 8.40
1997 8.61
1998 8.22
1999 7.95
2000 8.15
2001 8.79
2002 9.48
2003 10.37
2004 10.98
2005 11.86
2006 12.88
2007 14.77
2008 15.87
2009 16.56
2010 17.34
2011 18.14
2012 18.55
2013 18.85
2014 19.20
2015 18.37
2016 18.61
2017 19.38
2018 19.82
2019 19.84
2020 19.31

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 IBRD only was 15.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.49 in 1970.

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 1.92
1961 2.11
1962 1.88
1963 1.68
1964 2.05
1965 1.91
1966 1.97
1967 1.72
1968 1.54
1969 1.77
1970 1.49
1971 1.88
1972 1.91
1973 1.78
1974 1.60
1975 1.69
1976 1.55
1977 1.85
1978 2.23
1979 2.26
1980 2.16
1981 1.98
1982 2.07
1983 2.13
1984 2.01
1985 2.50
1986 2.67
1987 2.67
1988 3.25
1989 3.30
1990 3.13
1991 3.16
1992 3.96
1993 4.62
1994 4.61
1995 5.05
1996 5.22
1997 5.36
1998 4.56
1999 4.87
2000 5.59
2001 5.87
2002 6.60
2003 7.27
2004 7.42
2005 7.59
2006 7.61
2007 8.38
2008 8.57
2009 9.95
2010 10.73
2011 11.40
2012 11.90
2013 12.48
2014 12.36
2015 12.35
2016 12.67
2017 13.70
2018 14.50
2019 15.09
2020 15.55

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 IBRD only was 5.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.48 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 0.20
1961 0.19
1962 0.31
1963 0.33
1964 0.34
1965 0.28
1966 0.37
1967 0.50
1968 0.53
1969 0.52
1970 0.63
1971 0.78
1972 0.77
1973 0.69
1974 0.62
1975 0.93
1976 0.93
1977 0.84
1978 0.78
1979 0.72
1980 0.82
1981 1.54
1982 1.48
1983 1.58
1984 1.63
1985 1.69
1986 1.15
1987 1.48
1988 1.41
1989 1.20
1990 1.02
1991 0.55
1992 2.85
1993 3.10
1994 5.45
1995 5.89
1996 5.80
1997 5.76
1998 5.05
1999 3.83
2000 4.03
2001 3.82
2002 4.27
2003 4.93
2004 4.88
2005 5.53
2006 5.78
2007 6.97
2008 7.48
2009 5.31
2010 5.48
2011 6.01
2012 6.66
2013 6.58
2014 6.17
2015 5.13
2016 5.09
2017 5.48
2018 5.37
2019 5.60
2020 5.61

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 IBRD only was 4.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.83 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.95 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 3.57
1961 2.95
1962 3.42
1963 3.42
1964 3.80
1965 4.14
1966 3.98
1967 3.63
1968 4.05
1969 4.59
1970 4.19
1971 4.21
1972 4.13
1973 4.33
1974 5.54
1975 5.75
1976 5.34
1977 5.29
1978 4.63
1979 4.90
1980 5.19
1981 5.83
1982 5.65
1983 4.76
1984 4.68
1985 4.42
1986 4.32
1987 3.93
1988 3.95
1989 4.16
1990 4.05
1991 4.01
1992 4.16
1993 4.63
1994 4.82
1995 4.71
1996 4.69
1997 5.01
1998 5.17
1999 4.16
2000 4.41
2001 4.33
2002 3.91
2003 3.59
2004 3.84
2005 3.93
2006 4.12
2007 4.22
2008 4.53
2009 4.30
2010 4.71
2011 4.87
2012 4.74
2013 4.74
2014 4.60
2015 4.54
2016 4.44
2017 4.58
2018 4.49
2019 4.41
2020 4.22

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 IBRD only was 2.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.45 in 1983, while its lowest value was 1.29 in 1962.

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 1.56
1961 1.65
1962 1.29
1963 1.33
1964 1.42
1965 1.65
1966 1.53
1967 1.71
1968 1.66
1969 1.82
1970 1.91
1971 2.12
1972 1.84
1973 2.13
1974 2.79
1975 3.47
1976 2.63
1977 2.72
1978 2.44
1979 2.01
1980 2.36
1981 3.86
1982 4.34
1983 4.45
1984 4.16
1985 4.01
1986 3.74
1987 3.49
1988 3.25
1989 2.59
1990 2.40
1991 2.15
1992 2.19
1993 2.07
1994 1.60
1995 1.74
1996 1.69
1997 1.66
1998 1.72
1999 1.59
2000 1.50
2001 1.83
2002 1.91
2003 1.89
2004 2.06
2005 1.98
2006 1.98
2007 2.22
2008 2.44
2009 2.91
2010 2.68
2011 2.47
2012 2.69
2013 2.69
2014 2.90
2015 2.80
2016 2.83
2017 2.65
2018 2.49
2019 2.47
2020 2.32

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 IBRD only was 3.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.50 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.55 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 1.17
1961 0.91
1962 0.84
1963 0.85
1964 1.56
1965 1.43
1966 1.40
1967 1.29
1968 1.36
1969 0.74
1970 0.68
1971 0.79
1972 1.03
1973 1.01
1974 0.70
1975 0.79
1976 0.55
1977 0.78
1978 0.91
1979 0.87
1980 0.86
1981 1.82
1982 1.52
1983 1.52
1984 1.61
1985 1.53
1986 1.44
1987 1.36
1988 1.50
1989 1.31
1990 1.34
1991 1.25
1992 1.19
1993 1.22
1994 1.35
1995 1.45
1996 1.33
1997 1.36
1998 1.44
1999 1.60
2000 1.40
2001 1.36
2002 1.57
2003 1.75
2004 1.78
2005 1.96
2006 2.34
2007 2.86
2008 3.06
2009 3.34
2010 3.40
2011 3.50
2012 3.68
2013 3.60
2014 3.78
2015 3.88
2016 4.09
2017 4.35
2018 4.50
2019 4.19
2020 3.68

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 IBRD only was 2.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.05 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.82 in 1976.

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 1.26
1961 1.34
1962 1.19
1963 1.06
1964 2.20
1965 2.12
1966 1.71
1967 1.75
1968 2.00
1969 1.39
1970 1.34
1971 1.60
1972 1.12
1973 1.00
1974 1.04
1975 1.05
1976 0.82
1977 1.03
1978 1.15
1979 1.00
1980 1.10
1981 1.62
1982 1.45
1983 1.23
1984 1.26
1985 1.29
1986 1.08
1987 1.15
1988 1.27
1989 0.92
1990 1.03
1991 1.00
1992 1.15
1993 1.09
1994 1.06
1995 1.27
1996 1.22
1997 1.25
1998 1.34
1999 1.25
2000 1.42
2001 1.57
2002 1.59
2003 1.63
2004 1.68
2005 1.71
2006 1.79
2007 1.91
2008 2.08
2009 2.40
2010 2.50
2011 2.61
2012 2.68
2013 2.75
2014 2.93
2015 3.05
2016 2.79
2017 2.64
2018 2.51
2019 2.72
2020 2.72

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in IBRD only was 0.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.46 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.50 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 14.75
1961 15.04
1962 15.20
1963 14.65
1964 14.35
1965 14.89
1966 13.73
1967 12.81
1968 12.70
1969 13.27
1970 18.02
1971 17.06
1972 19.46
1973 17.56
1974 14.91
1975 17.13
1976 15.78
1977 15.50
1978 15.56
1979 14.01
1980 13.75
1981 12.55
1982 10.99
1983 10.51
1984 10.86
1985 10.74
1986 11.46
1987 10.30
1988 11.00
1989 9.75
1990 8.92
1991 7.27
1992 6.33
1993 4.59
1994 4.53
1995 4.96
1996 5.13
1997 3.43
1998 4.24
1999 3.40
2000 2.75
2001 3.17
2002 2.72
2003 1.99
2004 2.24
2005 2.12
2006 1.80
2007 1.70
2008 1.82
2009 3.03
2010 2.64
2011 3.31
2012 1.84
2013 1.67
2014 1.40
2015 1.12
2016 0.98
2017 0.94
2018 0.80
2019 0.63
2020 0.50

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in IBRD only was 6,182,210,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,583,590,000,000 in 2018 and 16,022,030,000 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 16,022,030,000
1961 17,004,420,000
1962 16,879,180,000
1963 18,553,580,000
1964 21,554,490,000
1965 22,582,180,000
1966 24,668,350,000
1967 27,001,660,000
1968 29,355,720,000
1969 30,215,820,000
1970 36,787,910,000
1971 35,181,950,000
1972 43,027,260,000
1973 62,987,240,000
1974 99,917,390,000
1975 95,163,570,000
1976 109,959,000,000
1977 129,213,000,000
1978 152,219,000,000
1979 203,842,000,000
1980 260,606,000,000
1981 281,089,000,000
1982 269,944,000,000
1983 269,022,000,000
1984 288,265,000,000
1985 280,684,000,000
1986 247,538,000,000
1987 289,510,000,000
1988 331,450,000,000
1989 369,884,000,000
1990 417,892,000,000
1991 445,993,000,000
1992 534,033,000,000
1993 574,353,000,000
1994 703,482,000,000
1995 862,510,000,000
1996 933,034,000,000
1997 1,018,390,000,000
1998 975,525,000,000
1999 1,048,190,000,000
2000 1,300,610,000,000
2001 1,262,870,000,000
2002 1,388,080,000,000
2003 1,676,580,000,000
2004 2,141,420,000,000
2005 2,655,460,000,000
2006 3,250,180,000,000
2007 3,898,520,000,000
2008 4,781,410,000,000
2009 3,664,550,000,000
2010 4,774,570,000,000
2011 5,852,110,000,000
2012 6,087,540,000,000
2013 6,241,510,000,000
2014 6,313,120,000,000
2015 5,543,890,000,000
2016 5,269,740,000,000
2017 5,912,510,000,000
2018 6,583,590,000,000
2019 6,472,340,000,000
2020 6,182,210,000,000

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 IBRD only was 14.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.74 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.64 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 3.64
1961 3.85
1962 3.68
1963 3.89
1964 4.92
1965 5.15
1966 4.90
1967 4.67
1968 4.97
1969 5.51
1970 4.72
1971 5.39
1972 5.15
1973 5.08
1974 4.49
1975 4.76
1976 4.49
1977 4.64
1978 4.52
1979 4.49
1980 4.55
1981 5.10
1982 4.90
1983 4.29
1984 4.52
1985 4.38
1986 4.62
1987 4.65
1988 4.67
1989 5.10
1990 5.10
1991 5.55
1992 6.99
1993 7.69
1994 10.56
1995 11.08
1996 11.10
1997 11.34
1998 10.63
1999 9.07
2000 9.73
2001 9.72
2002 10.07
2003 10.52
2004 10.41
2005 10.59
2006 10.49
2007 11.47
2008 11.91
2009 11.31
2010 11.75
2011 12.23
2012 13.18
2013 13.41
2014 13.05
2015 13.10
2016 13.10
2017 13.78
2018 13.79
2019 14.48
2020 14.74

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports