OECD members - 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 OECD members was 3.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.72 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.32 in 2000.

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 4.31
1961 3.98
1962 3.56
1963 3.41
1964 3.14
1965 3.06
1966 2.99
1967 2.68
1968 2.73
1969 2.76
1970 2.51
1971 2.59
1972 2.69
1973 2.84
1974 3.95
1975 5.63
1976 6.06
1977 6.62
1978 6.48
1979 6.55
1980 6.89
1981 8.25
1982 8.72
1983 7.70
1984 6.44
1985 5.49
1986 4.26
1987 3.63
1988 3.48
1989 3.34
1990 3.08
1991 3.19
1992 3.28
1993 3.34
1994 2.92
1995 2.68
1996 2.74
1997 2.76
1998 2.89
1999 2.56
2000 2.32
2001 2.57
2002 2.63
2003 2.64
2004 2.70
2005 2.94
2006 2.99
2007 3.16
2008 3.64
2009 3.88
2010 3.62
2011 3.40
2012 3.90
2013 4.13
2014 4.15
2015 4.22
2016 3.92
2017 3.60
2018 3.31
2019 3.37
2020 3.07

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in OECD members was 10,167,800,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,351,200,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 89,660,160,000 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 89,660,160,000
1961 95,289,570,000
1962 100,198,000,000
1963 109,073,000,000
1964 123,624,000,000
1965 134,953,000,000
1966 148,827,000,000
1967 157,600,000,000
1968 177,188,000,000
1969 203,572,000,000
1970 236,254,000,000
1971 263,035,000,000
1972 313,119,000,000
1973 427,747,000,000
1974 573,354,000,000
1975 613,638,000,000
1976 683,727,000,000
1977 774,980,000,000
1978 928,601,000,000
1979 1,140,710,000,000
1980 1,341,780,000,000
1981 1,335,080,000,000
1982 1,269,080,000,000
1983 1,259,370,000,000
1984 1,352,620,000,000
1985 1,393,980,000,000
1986 1,606,630,000,000
1987 1,881,790,000,000
1988 2,162,710,000,000
1989 2,313,740,000,000
1990 2,665,150,000,000
1991 2,716,480,000,000
1992 2,890,530,000,000
1993 2,845,200,000,000
1994 3,215,290,000,000
1995 3,841,420,000,000
1996 3,983,220,000,000
1997 4,097,620,000,000
1998 4,145,630,000,000
1999 4,258,990,000,000
2000 4,626,490,000,000
2001 4,471,700,000,000
2002 4,637,020,000,000
2003 5,336,170,000,000
2004 6,338,830,000,000
2005 6,939,740,000,000
2006 7,826,380,000,000
2007 8,971,650,000,000
2008 10,007,900,000,000
2009 7,810,420,000,000
2010 9,170,390,000,000
2011 10,708,200,000,000
2012 10,567,600,000,000
2013 10,848,300,000,000
2014 10,920,700,000,000
2015 9,677,570,000,000
2016 9,560,610,000,000
2017 10,448,600,000,000
2018 11,351,200,000,000
2019 11,050,800,000,000
2020 10,167,800,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in OECD members was 75.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.03 in 1999, while its lowest value was 68.70 in 1975.

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 69.82
1961 70.57
1962 72.10
1963 72.31
1964 72.08
1965 72.86
1966 73.00
1967 73.83
1968 74.41
1969 75.05
1970 74.24
1971 74.29
1972 75.01
1973 74.64
1974 71.96
1975 68.70
1976 71.31
1977 71.72
1978 71.85
1979 73.45
1980 72.06
1981 71.34
1982 72.97
1983 75.23
1984 76.64
1985 77.12
1986 78.85
1987 80.21
1988 80.29
1989 80.55
1990 80.57
1991 80.61
1992 80.12
1993 79.11
1994 79.53
1995 79.56
1996 79.05
1997 79.61
1998 81.03
1999 85.03
2000 84.27
2001 83.85
2002 83.74
2003 83.38
2004 82.47
2005 81.59
2006 80.85
2007 79.91
2008 78.56
2009 77.40
2010 75.75
2011 75.17
2012 74.10
2013 73.86
2014 74.59
2015 75.45
2016 75.86
2017 75.10
2018 75.24
2019 75.60
2020 75.68

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 OECD members was 23.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.40 in 2013, while its lowest value was 11.16 in 1990.

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 20.80
1961 20.11
1962 18.59
1963 18.21
1964 18.00
1965 17.58
1966 17.47
1967 17.11
1968 16.12
1969 15.22
1970 14.87
1971 14.79
1972 13.79
1973 14.04
1974 16.84
1975 19.06
1976 16.67
1977 16.43
1978 16.34
1979 15.12
1980 16.89
1981 18.30
1982 16.73
1983 15.12
1984 14.26
1985 13.96
1986 12.26
1987 11.23
1988 11.23
1989 11.21
1990 11.16
1991 11.80
1992 12.97
1993 15.20
1994 14.98
1995 15.02
1996 15.55
1997 15.79
1998 14.68
1999 13.66
2000 14.47
2001 14.82
2002 15.01
2003 15.54
2004 16.33
2005 16.99
2006 17.70
2007 18.52
2008 19.74
2009 20.89
2010 22.76
2011 23.27
2012 24.20
2013 24.40
2014 23.84
2015 23.18
2016 22.91
2017 23.73
2018 23.52
2019 23.22
2020 23.24

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 OECD members was 11.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.48 in 1964.

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 2.64
1961 2.98
1962 2.64
1963 2.70
1964 2.48
1965 2.70
1966 3.20
1967 3.36
1968 3.13
1969 2.97
1970 2.78
1971 2.59
1972 2.49
1973 2.75
1974 3.19
1975 3.01
1976 2.56
1977 2.52
1978 2.84
1979 2.93
1980 3.23
1981 3.31
1982 3.35
1983 3.42
1984 3.29
1985 3.60
1986 3.08
1987 2.85
1988 3.08
1989 3.18
1990 3.20
1991 3.58
1992 4.06
1993 5.12
1994 5.26
1995 5.67
1996 5.72
1997 5.41
1998 4.18
1999 4.32
2000 4.89
2001 5.00
2002 5.39
2003 5.95
2004 6.22
2005 6.32
2006 6.45
2007 6.74
2008 6.93
2009 8.19
2010 9.45
2011 9.56
2012 9.85
2013 10.07
2014 9.93
2015 9.97
2016 10.14
2017 10.74
2018 10.79
2019 10.57
2020 11.34

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 OECD members was 3.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.43 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.48 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 0.71
1961 0.72
1962 0.74
1963 0.76
1964 0.65
1965 0.62
1966 0.77
1967 0.74
1968 0.67
1969 0.62
1970 0.61
1971 0.59
1972 0.62
1973 0.63
1974 0.74
1975 0.85
1976 0.80
1977 0.67
1978 0.52
1979 0.48
1980 0.49
1981 0.53
1982 0.54
1983 0.55
1984 0.59
1985 0.70
1986 0.66
1987 0.70
1988 0.62
1989 0.58
1990 0.69
1991 0.66
1992 1.01
1993 2.02
1994 1.83
1995 2.00
1996 2.31
1997 2.50
1998 2.27
1999 1.69
2000 1.81
2001 1.88
2002 2.12
2003 2.42
2004 2.79
2005 3.08
2006 3.47
2007 3.93
2008 4.37
2009 3.57
2010 3.78
2011 4.19
2012 4.32
2013 4.43
2014 4.00
2015 3.27
2016 3.25
2017 3.48
2018 3.34
2019 3.41
2020 3.56

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 OECD members was 4.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.20 in 1960, while its lowest value was 2.89 in 1988.

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 6.20
1961 6.16
1962 5.66
1963 5.00
1964 5.08
1965 4.62
1966 4.86
1967 4.64
1968 4.71
1969 4.48
1970 4.46
1971 4.34
1972 4.16
1973 4.09
1974 5.01
1975 4.88
1976 4.12
1977 3.88
1978 3.81
1979 4.07
1980 4.58
1981 4.82
1982 3.78
1983 3.11
1984 3.19
1985 3.17
1986 3.03
1987 2.89
1988 2.89
1989 3.09
1990 3.02
1991 3.40
1992 3.84
1993 4.17
1994 4.47
1995 4.03
1996 4.28
1997 4.75
1998 5.04
1999 4.70
2000 5.00
2001 4.98
2002 4.49
2003 4.03
2004 3.97
2005 4.10
2006 4.23
2007 4.18
2008 4.44
2009 4.53
2010 5.05
2011 5.21
2012 5.51
2013 5.53
2014 5.59
2015 5.73
2016 5.51
2017 5.48
2018 5.43
2019 5.40
2020 4.86

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 OECD members was 1.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.70 in 1975, while its lowest value was 1.29 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 4.38
1961 3.84
1962 3.25
1963 3.12
1964 2.96
1965 2.91
1966 2.82
1967 2.51
1968 2.59
1969 2.58
1970 2.40
1971 2.55
1972 2.61
1973 2.77
1974 3.87
1975 5.70
1976 5.09
1977 5.15
1978 5.03
1979 4.05
1980 4.41
1981 5.29
1982 5.02
1983 4.64
1984 4.01
1985 3.45
1986 2.65
1987 2.17
1988 2.09
1989 2.00
1990 2.06
1991 2.05
1992 2.02
1993 1.87
1994 1.62
1995 1.47
1996 1.48
1997 1.47
1998 1.50
1999 1.39
2000 1.29
2001 1.41
2002 1.45
2003 1.48
2004 1.57
2005 1.61
2006 1.46
2007 1.54
2008 1.78
2009 2.14
2010 2.00
2011 1.75
2012 1.89
2013 1.88
2014 1.89
2015 1.76
2016 1.75
2017 1.65
2018 1.58
2019 1.52
2020 1.41

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 OECD members was 1.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.89 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.68 in 2001.

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 2.89
1961 2.62
1962 2.61
1963 2.75
1964 2.67
1965 2.51
1966 2.16
1967 2.13
1968 1.57
1969 1.17
1970 1.13
1971 1.13
1972 0.92
1973 0.87
1974 0.96
1975 1.11
1976 0.88
1977 0.83
1978 0.93
1979 0.93
1980 0.95
1981 0.99
1982 1.10
1983 1.09
1984 1.09
1985 1.12
1986 1.13
1987 1.02
1988 1.01
1989 0.95
1990 0.84
1991 0.75
1992 0.72
1993 0.85
1994 0.79
1995 0.82
1996 0.81
1997 0.79
1998 0.72
1999 0.71
2000 0.70
2001 0.68
2002 0.73
2003 0.80
2004 0.90
2005 0.99
2006 1.06
2007 1.19
2008 1.26
2009 1.42
2010 1.50
2011 1.51
2012 1.67
2013 1.51
2014 1.45
2015 1.55
2016 1.48
2017 1.65
2018 1.68
2019 1.63
2020 1.41

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 OECD members was 1.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.29 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.97 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 4.01
1961 3.82
1962 3.73
1963 3.93
1964 4.23
1965 4.29
1966 3.75
1967 3.80
1968 3.53
1969 3.49
1970 3.58
1971 3.67
1972 3.08
1973 3.02
1974 3.18
1975 3.62
1976 3.32
1977 3.48
1978 3.30
1979 2.74
1980 3.35
1981 3.52
1982 3.11
1983 2.47
1984 2.23
1985 2.02
1986 1.80
1987 1.69
1988 1.62
1989 1.50
1990 1.43
1991 1.45
1992 1.45
1993 1.33
1994 1.19
1995 1.23
1996 1.18
1997 1.12
1998 1.19
1999 1.02
2000 0.97
2001 1.07
2002 1.05
2003 1.09
2004 1.13
2005 1.18
2006 1.32
2007 1.28
2008 1.37
2009 1.43
2010 1.40
2011 1.53
2012 1.46
2013 1.50
2014 1.47
2015 1.34
2016 1.18
2017 1.14
2018 1.12
2019 1.14
2020 1.09

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in OECD members was 0.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.13 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.65 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 9.35
1961 9.28
1962 9.27
1963 9.43
1964 9.85
1965 9.49
1966 9.44
1967 8.98
1968 9.39
1969 9.65
1970 10.81
1971 10.83
1972 11.10
1973 11.22
1974 11.08
1975 12.13
1976 11.92
1977 11.74
1978 11.72
1979 11.36
1980 10.94
1981 10.18
1982 10.13
1983 9.50
1984 8.96
1985 8.81
1986 8.81
1987 8.47
1988 8.40
1989 8.16
1990 8.19
1991 7.49
1992 6.78
1993 5.53
1994 5.31
1995 5.20
1996 5.18
1997 4.35
1998 4.07
1999 1.13
2000 1.07
2001 1.13
2002 1.03
2003 0.86
2004 0.96
2005 1.13
2006 1.15
2007 1.22
2008 1.29
2009 1.33
2010 1.07
2011 1.10
2012 1.21
2013 1.23
2014 1.09
2015 0.93
2016 0.83
2017 0.75
2018 0.82
2019 0.74
2020 0.65

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in OECD members was 10,151,100,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 11,345,100,000,000 in 2018 and 82,507,520,000 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 82,507,520,000
1961 87,283,890,000
1962 91,192,470,000
1963 99,362,500,000
1964 112,268,000,000
1965 122,310,000,000
1966 136,236,000,000
1967 143,602,000,000
1968 162,719,000,000
1969 187,646,000,000
1970 220,210,000,000
1971 246,566,000,000
1972 293,682,000,000
1973 401,494,000,000
1974 535,992,000,000
1975 572,881,000,000
1976 638,054,000,000
1977 725,106,000,000
1978 869,350,000,000
1979 1,068,610,000,000
1980 1,257,260,000,000
1981 1,248,670,000,000
1982 1,190,080,000,000
1983 1,178,710,000,000
1984 1,263,830,000,000
1985 1,306,120,000,000
1986 1,499,060,000,000
1987 1,763,720,000,000
1988 2,024,320,000,000
1989 2,165,320,000,000
1990 2,481,030,000,000
1991 2,557,080,000,000
1992 2,715,290,000,000
1993 2,668,200,000,000
1994 3,017,290,000,000
1995 3,598,340,000,000
1996 3,723,090,000,000
1997 4,050,510,000,000
1998 4,061,610,000,000
1999 4,236,030,000,000
2000 4,605,060,000,000
2001 4,469,840,000,000
2002 4,634,420,000,000
2003 5,330,370,000,000
2004 6,337,300,000,000
2005 6,934,480,000,000
2006 7,832,760,000,000
2007 8,983,090,000,000
2008 10,027,000,000,000
2009 7,811,140,000,000
2010 9,162,300,000,000
2011 10,701,900,000,000
2012 10,568,600,000,000
2013 10,835,700,000,000
2014 10,910,900,000,000
2015 9,673,920,000,000
2016 9,556,680,000,000
2017 10,430,000,000,000
2018 11,345,100,000,000
2019 11,050,000,000,000
2020 10,151,100,000,000

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 OECD members was 0.430 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 0.511 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.029 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 0.029
1961 0.035
1962 0.041
1963 0.048
1964 0.065
1965 0.073
1966 0.093
1967 0.076
1968 0.081
1969 0.086
1970 0.082
1971 0.095
1972 0.098
1973 0.090
1974 0.109
1975 0.107
1976 0.103
1977 0.108
1978 0.086
1979 0.077
1980 0.113
1981 0.171
1982 0.161
1983 0.156
1984 0.142
1985 0.108
1986 0.085
1987 0.094
1988 0.081
1989 0.083
1990 0.077
1991 0.096
1992 0.131
1993 0.159
1994 0.175
1995 0.211
1996 0.230
1997 0.246
1998 0.217
1999 0.176
2000 0.190
2001 0.207
2002 0.219
2003 0.218
2004 0.238
2005 0.280
2006 0.303
2007 0.350
2008 0.408
2009 0.374
2010 0.424
2011 0.461
2012 0.497
2013 0.511
2014 0.478
2015 0.439
2016 0.401
2017 0.420
2018 0.420
2019 0.437
2020 0.430

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports