Arab World - 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 Arab World was 14.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.54 in 2015, while its lowest value was 3.85 in 1978.

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 8.52
1961 8.71
1962 7.58
1963 8.07
1964 9.37
1965 8.95
1966 6.90
1967 6.99
1968 6.60
1969 6.19
1970 6.01
1971 5.89
1972 5.88
1973 5.31
1974 3.86
1975 4.23
1976 3.87
1977 4.40
1978 3.85
1979 4.15
1980 3.94
1981 5.92
1982 6.37
1983 6.02
1984 6.25
1985 6.45
1986 9.40
1987 9.13
1988 10.35
1989 10.23
1990 9.87
1991 8.52
1992 8.74
1993 9.46
1994 9.74
1995 9.67
1996 8.87
1997 8.69
1998 10.56
1999 8.56
2000 10.62
2001 11.38
2002 12.59
2003 11.53
2004 11.71
2005 10.35
2006 10.27
2007 11.97
2008 12.76
2009 14.57
2010 13.37
2011 11.27
2012 11.63
2013 12.46
2014 12.88
2015 15.54
2016 15.12
2017 14.57
2018 11.97
2019 12.79
2020 14.90

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Arab World was 795,121,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,402,720,000,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4,611,019,000 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 4,671,188,000
1961 4,611,019,000
1962 4,872,758,000
1963 6,137,328,000
1964 6,820,256,000
1965 7,258,493,000
1966 7,959,473,000
1967 8,334,532,000
1968 9,923,017,000
1969 10,917,820,000
1970 11,949,740,000
1971 15,533,860,000
1972 18,899,360,000
1973 28,288,870,000
1974 84,118,500,000
1975 76,891,100,000
1976 93,041,690,000
1977 102,080,000,000
1978 100,471,000,000
1979 160,160,000,000
1980 238,658,000,000
1981 227,032,000,000
1982 169,924,000,000
1983 129,622,000,000
1984 122,457,000,000
1985 113,154,000,000
1986 79,308,910,000
1987 91,506,350,000
1988 92,536,270,000
1989 116,489,000,000
1990 142,458,000,000
1991 127,509,000,000
1992 134,000,000,000
1993 127,278,000,000
1994 131,815,000,000
1995 149,872,000,000
1996 180,195,000,000
1997 188,047,000,000
1998 142,680,000,000
1999 178,780,000,000
2000 263,246,000,000
2001 236,220,000,000
2002 245,977,000,000
2003 300,838,000,000
2004 403,934,000,000
2005 558,741,000,000
2006 677,951,000,000
2007 792,873,000,000
2008 1,082,860,000,000
2009 740,856,000,000
2010 929,456,000,000
2011 1,246,300,000,000
2012 1,402,720,000,000
2013 1,385,990,000,000
2014 1,258,630,000,000
2015 868,196,000,000
2016 794,560,000,000
2017 914,279,000,000
2018 1,160,470,000,000
2019 1,090,360,000,000
2020 795,121,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Arab World was 47.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.30 in 1979, while its lowest value was 47.57 in 2020.

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 69.03
1961 70.52
1962 69.95
1963 69.81
1964 73.73
1965 74.15
1966 76.24
1967 77.98
1968 77.03
1969 77.54
1970 76.06
1971 76.74
1972 78.24
1973 80.39
1974 80.80
1975 80.22
1976 82.58
1977 82.90
1978 84.54
1979 85.30
1980 84.93
1981 81.49
1982 76.33
1983 73.81
1984 72.54
1985 73.04
1986 74.46
1987 74.69
1988 72.44
1989 73.24
1990 74.44
1991 77.81
1992 77.50
1993 77.44
1994 75.57
1995 67.86
1996 71.76
1997 72.24
1998 71.02
1999 72.42
2000 64.91
2001 65.48
2002 65.28
2003 63.84
2004 62.44
2005 61.87
2006 62.56
2007 62.00
2008 60.91
2009 59.27
2010 60.00
2011 59.10
2012 59.36
2013 58.26
2014 57.58
2015 57.84
2016 57.97
2017 55.98
2018 53.13
2019 51.07
2020 47.57

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 Arab World was 40.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 40.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.23 in 1969.

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 9.47
1961 7.52
1962 9.80
1963 8.52
1964 9.83
1965 9.22
1966 9.16
1967 8.25
1968 8.82
1969 7.23
1970 8.72
1971 9.11
1972 9.62
1973 9.35
1974 9.85
1975 10.50
1976 8.78
1977 8.24
1978 8.25
1979 8.28
1980 9.14
1981 12.52
1982 15.38
1983 16.61
1984 15.92
1985 15.24
1986 12.70
1987 13.93
1988 14.52
1989 14.01
1990 14.28
1991 13.78
1992 15.41
1993 15.75
1994 15.58
1995 14.98
1996 18.16
1997 18.82
1998 19.44
1999 19.80
2000 27.76
2001 27.15
2002 27.31
2003 28.71
2004 29.60
2005 30.14
2006 30.11
2007 29.09
2008 29.72
2009 30.25
2010 31.60
2011 34.20
2012 33.76
2013 34.41
2014 35.38
2015 35.84
2016 35.68
2017 37.17
2018 37.24
2019 38.97
2020 40.43

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 Arab World was 16.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.92 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.36 in 1986.

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 3.36
1961 1.91
1962 2.17
1963 2.52
1964 2.22
1965 2.75
1966 2.62
1967 1.73
1968 1.97
1969 1.57
1970 2.30
1971 2.48
1972 2.26
1973 2.67
1974 2.26
1975 2.92
1976 2.34
1977 2.25
1978 2.15
1979 2.44
1980 2.60
1981 2.65
1982 2.92
1983 3.01
1984 2.82
1985 2.29
1986 1.36
1987 1.89
1988 2.23
1989 2.43
1990 2.28
1991 2.71
1992 3.06
1993 3.26
1994 3.56
1995 4.45
1996 5.12
1997 5.52
1998 5.10
1999 6.42
2000 12.36
2001 11.60
2002 11.35
2003 12.61
2004 12.90
2005 13.54
2006 12.86
2007 11.72
2008 11.94
2009 11.47
2010 11.83
2011 13.96
2012 14.52
2013 15.08
2014 15.67
2015 15.21
2016 14.28
2017 14.49
2018 16.14
2019 16.92
2020 16.58

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 Arab World was 3.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.37 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 0.39
1961 0.37
1962 1.39
1963 1.17
1964 0.86
1965 0.92
1966 1.05
1967 1.41
1968 1.31
1969 1.13
1970 1.26
1971 1.10
1972 1.45
1973 1.03
1974 0.80
1975 0.49
1976 0.48
1977 0.43
1978 0.47
1979 0.41
1980 0.57
1981 1.44
1982 1.74
1983 1.75
1984 1.86
1985 2.27
1986 2.30
1987 2.15
1988 2.32
1989 2.02
1990 2.32
1991 2.04
1992 2.22
1993 1.91
1994 2.05
1995 2.22
1996 2.57
1997 2.07
1998 2.05
1999 1.62
2000 2.06
2001 1.99
2002 2.13
2003 1.90
2004 1.97
2005 1.36
2006 1.27
2007 1.51
2008 1.50
2009 1.60
2010 1.68
2011 1.30
2012 1.34
2013 1.55
2014 1.50
2015 1.70
2016 1.91
2017 2.30
2018 1.85
2019 2.35
2020 3.87

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 Arab World was 1.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.29 in 1982, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 1960.

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 0.45
1961 0.61
1962 0.77
1963 0.77
1964 1.58
1965 1.10
1966 1.34
1967 1.05
1968 1.59
1969 1.29
1970 1.47
1971 1.84
1972 2.06
1973 2.52
1974 3.64
1975 3.22
1976 2.70
1977 2.50
1978 2.47
1979 1.88
1980 2.28
1981 3.27
1982 4.29
1983 4.08
1984 3.45
1985 3.52
1986 2.57
1987 3.22
1988 3.03
1989 2.78
1990 2.41
1991 1.61
1992 1.74
1993 2.00
1994 1.76
1995 1.22
1996 1.60
1997 1.34
1998 1.27
1999 1.37
2000 1.44
2001 1.27
2002 1.34
2003 1.23
2004 1.05
2005 1.30
2006 1.14
2007 0.99
2008 1.07
2009 0.94
2010 0.87
2011 1.03
2012 0.95
2013 0.92
2014 1.02
2015 1.00
2016 0.95
2017 1.03
2018 1.09
2019 0.98
2020 1.22

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 Arab World was 4.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.59 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.31 in 1976.

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 6.38
1961 6.49
1962 5.64
1963 5.99
1964 5.15
1965 5.11
1966 4.05
1967 4.08
1968 3.65
1969 3.55
1970 3.45
1971 3.29
1972 3.15
1973 2.79
1974 1.59
1975 2.04
1976 1.31
1977 1.54
1978 1.63
1979 1.65
1980 1.59
1981 2.80
1982 2.54
1983 2.52
1984 2.65
1985 2.71
1986 3.63
1987 3.36
1988 3.69
1989 4.28
1990 4.76
1991 4.98
1992 4.90
1993 4.72
1994 4.38
1995 4.16
1996 3.59
1997 3.53
1998 4.41
1999 3.61
2000 3.93
2001 4.76
2002 5.29
2003 5.24
2004 5.68
2005 4.59
2006 4.61
2007 5.85
2008 6.83
2009 8.59
2010 7.54
2011 4.55
2012 4.46
2013 4.54
2014 4.58
2015 4.99
2016 5.06
2017 5.41
2018 4.23
2019 4.53
2020 4.99

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 Arab World was 11.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.17 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.24 in 1969.

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 2.79
1961 2.18
1962 3.04
1963 2.35
1964 2.32
1965 1.92
1966 2.10
1967 1.64
1968 1.58
1969 1.24
1970 1.38
1971 1.40
1972 1.90
1973 1.40
1974 1.48
1975 1.42
1976 1.48
1977 1.35
1978 1.51
1979 1.47
1980 1.49
1981 2.24
1982 3.49
1983 4.90
1984 5.20
1985 4.47
1986 3.36
1987 4.02
1988 4.11
1989 3.64
1990 3.36
1991 3.50
1992 4.24
1993 4.69
1994 5.10
1995 4.01
1996 5.39
1997 6.12
1998 6.14
1999 6.60
2000 6.99
2001 7.02
2002 7.03
2003 7.26
2004 7.62
2005 7.86
2006 8.86
2007 8.91
2008 9.32
2009 9.67
2010 10.52
2011 11.93
2012 11.14
2013 11.01
2014 10.82
2015 10.99
2016 11.25
2017 11.63
2018 11.73
2019 12.17
2020 11.69

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 Arab World was 3.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 1978.

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 2.04
1961 2.06
1962 1.82
1963 1.30
1964 1.71
1965 1.43
1966 1.18
1967 1.42
1968 1.98
1969 1.72
1970 1.97
1971 1.90
1972 1.37
1973 0.92
1974 1.06
1975 1.02
1976 0.84
1977 0.56
1978 0.53
1979 0.80
1980 0.88
1981 0.97
1982 1.13
1983 0.97
1984 0.86
1985 0.96
1986 1.02
1987 0.94
1988 1.07
1989 0.94
1990 1.18
1991 1.20
1992 1.34
1993 1.36
1994 1.22
1995 1.31
1996 1.74
1997 1.94
1998 2.50
1999 1.76
2000 2.45
2001 2.46
2002 2.41
2003 2.48
2004 2.58
2005 2.66
2006 2.67
2007 2.68
2008 2.50
2009 2.73
2010 2.50
2011 3.00
2012 2.77
2013 2.81
2014 3.19
2015 3.56
2016 3.58
2017 3.56
2018 3.29
2019 3.39
2020 3.68

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Arab World was 10.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.08 in 1963, while its lowest value was 4.62 in 1993.

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 15.56
1961 15.84
1962 15.22
1963 16.08
1964 12.42
1965 12.62
1966 11.42
1967 10.69
1968 10.89
1969 11.96
1970 12.13
1971 11.26
1972 9.57
1973 8.29
1974 8.37
1975 8.67
1976 8.27
1977 8.47
1978 6.70
1979 6.07
1980 5.67
1981 5.13
1982 7.55
1983 8.96
1984 10.61
1985 10.72
1986 11.29
1987 9.72
1988 11.12
1989 10.66
1990 9.25
1991 6.16
1992 5.00
1993 4.62
1994 6.37
1995 14.76
1996 8.22
1997 7.24
1998 7.51
1999 6.19
2000 5.85
2001 5.42
2002 5.18
2003 5.44
2004 5.77
2005 6.81
2006 6.03
2007 6.34
2008 5.92
2009 5.74
2010 5.04
2011 5.12
2012 5.46
2013 5.84
2014 5.64
2015 4.72
2016 5.00
2017 5.59
2018 8.55
2019 8.57
2020 10.40

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Arab World was 694,413,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,381,140,000,000 in 2012 and 2,116,300,000 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 2,467,200,000
1961 2,350,300,000
1962 2,116,300,000
1963 2,677,500,000
1964 4,270,100,000
1965 4,637,100,000
1966 5,851,200,000
1967 6,173,253,000
1968 7,678,128,000
1969 8,409,930,000
1970 9,309,540,000
1971 11,214,820,000
1972 11,756,930,000
1973 22,026,360,000
1974 62,612,000,000
1975 57,348,840,000
1976 81,600,510,000
1977 88,319,930,000
1978 83,611,660,000
1979 133,123,000,000
1980 204,582,000,000
1981 216,257,000,000
1982 164,800,000,000
1983 127,997,000,000
1984 120,505,000,000
1985 106,814,000,000
1986 78,707,860,000
1987 91,490,160,000
1988 90,801,870,000
1989 110,217,000,000
1990 140,609,000,000
1991 124,926,000,000
1992 127,674,000,000
1993 118,573,000,000
1994 122,157,000,000
1995 142,810,000,000
1996 168,277,000,000
1997 179,702,000,000
1998 133,845,000,000
1999 168,285,000,000
2000 311,690,000,000
2001 287,543,000,000
2002 289,902,000,000
2003 362,412,000,000
2004 459,967,000,000
2005 598,454,000,000
2006 701,093,000,000
2007 808,678,000,000
2008 1,153,780,000,000
2009 661,019,000,000
2010 938,889,000,000
2011 1,182,230,000,000
2012 1,381,140,000,000
2013 1,308,040,000,000
2014 1,212,120,000,000
2015 756,920,000,000
2016 658,653,000,000
2017 749,685,000,000
2018 959,992,000,000
2019 913,752,000,000
2020 694,413,000,000

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 Arab World was 1.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.12 in 1961, while its lowest value was 0.26 in 1980.

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 5.95
1961 6.12
1962 5.04
1963 5.58
1964 4.02
1965 4.00
1966 3.19
1967 3.09
1968 3.26
1969 3.27
1970 3.10
1971 2.90
1972 2.57
1973 1.97
1974 0.98
1975 0.61
1976 0.38
1977 0.39
1978 0.51
1979 0.36
1980 0.26
1981 0.86
1982 0.73
1983 0.62
1984 0.92
1985 1.00
1986 1.55
1987 1.67
1988 1.93
1989 2.09
1990 2.03
1991 2.26
1992 2.09
1993 2.19
1994 2.48
1995 2.40
1996 1.86
1997 1.70
1998 2.02
1999 1.59
2000 1.49
2001 1.95
2002 2.23
2003 2.01
2004 2.20
2005 1.19
2006 1.30
2007 2.57
2008 3.45
2009 4.75
2010 3.35
2011 1.57
2012 1.42
2013 1.49
2014 1.40
2015 1.61
2016 1.35
2017 1.25
2018 1.08
2019 1.38
2020 1.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports