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 World was 4.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.82 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.52 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 3.98
1961 3.72
1962 3.33
1963 3.20
1964 3.06
1965 3.02
1966 2.92
1967 2.70
1968 2.72
1969 2.73
1970 2.52
1971 2.64
1972 2.68
1973 2.81
1974 3.75
1975 5.21
1976 5.41
1977 5.90
1978 5.81
1979 5.80
1980 6.04
1981 7.31
1982 7.82
1983 7.07
1984 6.04
1985 5.26
1986 4.40
1987 3.84
1988 3.67
1989 3.49
1990 3.28
1991 3.31
1992 3.38
1993 3.41
1994 3.01
1995 2.83
1996 2.85
1997 2.87
1998 3.02
1999 2.74
2000 2.72
2001 3.00
2002 3.14
2003 3.10
2004 3.21
2005 3.39
2006 3.46
2007 3.77
2008 4.40
2009 4.57
2010 4.36
2011 4.10
2012 4.66
2013 4.81
2014 4.90
2015 4.96
2016 4.72
2017 4.38
2018 4.08
2019 4.26
2020 4.04

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in World was 17,705,800,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,654,800,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 122,820,000,000 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 122,820,000,000
1961 128,233,000,000
1962 133,931,000,000
1963 146,809,000,000
1964 165,019,000,000
1965 178,966,000,000
1966 195,894,000,000
1967 206,817,000,000
1968 229,950,000,000
1969 262,558,000,000
1970 301,912,000,000
1971 338,152,000,000
1972 400,202,000,000
1973 555,695,000,000
1974 815,265,000,000
1975 845,110,000,000
1976 956,922,000,000
1977 1,086,060,000,000
1978 1,258,990,000,000
1979 1,604,760,000,000
1980 1,973,490,000,000
1981 1,952,140,000,000
1982 1,808,560,000,000
1983 1,759,670,000,000
1984 1,876,110,000,000
1985 1,896,150,000,000
1986 2,067,440,000,000
1987 2,436,800,000,000
1988 2,795,220,000,000
1989 3,032,860,000,000
1990 3,462,450,000,000
1991 3,547,840,000,000
1992 3,804,570,000,000
1993 3,811,140,000,000
1994 4,344,920,000,000
1995 5,183,910,000,000
1996 5,433,330,000,000
1997 5,629,120,000,000
1998 5,528,700,000,000
1999 5,749,010,000,000
2000 6,487,130,000,000
2001 6,227,430,000,000
2002 6,533,840,000,000
2003 7,630,340,000,000
2004 9,270,820,000,000
2005 10,564,700,000,000
2006 12,193,200,000,000
2007 14,103,500,000,000
2008 16,252,600,000,000
2009 12,628,800,000,000
2010 15,381,900,000,000
2011 18,436,500,000,000
2012 18,607,600,000,000
2013 19,062,700,000,000
2014 19,100,800,000,000
2015 16,640,700,000,000
2016 16,124,200,000,000
2017 17,833,200,000,000
2018 19,654,800,000,000
2019 19,111,900,000,000
2020 17,705,800,000,000

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

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in World was 68.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.09 in 1999, while its lowest value was 68.01 in 2013.

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 70.67
1961 71.35
1962 72.57
1963 72.84
1964 72.39
1965 72.93
1966 73.38
1967 74.34
1968 74.44
1969 75.04
1970 74.46
1971 74.56
1972 75.03
1973 74.97
1974 73.33
1975 70.31
1976 73.08
1977 73.29
1978 73.37
1979 74.91
1980 73.66
1981 72.57
1982 73.35
1983 74.96
1984 75.89
1985 76.22
1986 77.99
1987 79.14
1988 78.87
1989 79.30
1990 79.40
1991 79.60
1992 78.71
1993 77.71
1994 77.47
1995 76.94
1996 76.59
1997 77.37
1998 78.67
1999 82.09
2000 80.47
2001 80.06
2002 79.71
2003 79.02
2004 77.99
2005 76.85
2006 76.07
2007 74.68
2008 72.99
2009 71.98
2010 70.23
2011 69.15
2012 68.35
2013 68.01
2014 68.39
2015 69.20
2016 69.70
2017 68.49
2018 68.22
2019 68.19
2020 68.45

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 World was 24.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.39 in 2018, while its lowest value was 11.68 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 18.28
1961 17.58
1962 16.42
1963 15.93
1964 15.87
1965 15.55
1966 15.51
1967 15.15
1968 14.60
1969 13.83
1970 13.56
1971 13.83
1972 12.83
1973 12.93
1974 14.89
1975 17.02
1976 14.61
1977 14.50
1978 14.67
1979 13.50
1980 15.11
1981 16.62
1982 15.83
1983 14.86
1984 14.12
1985 13.99
1986 12.38
1987 11.68
1988 11.89
1989 11.73
1990 11.70
1991 12.33
1992 13.61
1993 15.67
1994 15.44
1995 15.60
1996 16.10
1997 16.26
1998 15.21
1999 14.46
2000 15.67
2001 15.98
2002 16.29
2003 17.06
2004 17.80
2005 18.48
2006 19.20
2007 20.10
2008 21.27
2009 22.11
2010 23.75
2011 24.31
2012 25.07
2013 25.31
2014 25.21
2015 24.70
2016 24.37
2017 25.36
2018 25.39
2019 25.21
2020 24.77

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 World was 15.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.56 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 2.73
1961 3.00
1962 2.64
1963 2.67
1964 2.56
1965 2.70
1966 3.14
1967 3.27
1968 3.29
1969 3.16
1970 2.90
1971 2.85
1972 2.69
1973 2.92
1974 3.17
1975 3.07
1976 2.65
1977 2.67
1978 2.98
1979 3.11
1980 3.48
1981 3.56
1982 3.71
1983 3.84
1984 3.80
1985 4.22
1986 3.69
1987 3.67
1988 4.17
1989 4.31
1990 4.26
1991 4.85
1992 5.49
1993 6.76
1994 7.07
1995 7.50
1996 7.61
1997 7.34
1998 6.02
1999 6.21
2000 7.29
2001 7.39
2002 7.93
2003 8.76
2004 9.04
2005 9.31
2006 9.43
2007 9.70
2008 9.88
2009 11.10
2010 12.30
2011 12.65
2012 13.17
2013 13.58
2014 13.52
2015 13.81
2016 13.74
2017 14.68
2018 15.02
2019 15.09
2020 15.68

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 World was 4.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.85 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.45 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 0.62
1961 0.62
1962 0.67
1963 0.68
1964 0.59
1965 0.57
1966 0.71
1967 0.69
1968 0.64
1969 0.59
1970 0.59
1971 0.58
1972 0.62
1973 0.61
1974 0.67
1975 0.76
1976 0.71
1977 0.60
1978 0.49
1979 0.45
1980 0.48
1981 0.62
1982 0.65
1983 0.69
1984 0.73
1985 0.82
1986 0.72
1987 0.77
1988 0.69
1989 0.64
1990 0.73
1991 0.67
1992 1.25
1993 2.10
1994 2.40
1995 2.62
1996 2.84
1997 2.95
1998 2.65
1999 2.02
2000 2.20
2001 2.20
2002 2.48
2003 2.82
2004 3.08
2005 3.42
2006 3.79
2007 4.45
2008 4.85
2009 3.77
2010 3.98
2011 4.37
2012 4.66
2013 4.69
2014 4.34
2015 3.63
2016 3.64
2017 3.91
2018 3.78
2019 3.92
2020 4.06

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 World was 4.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.64 in 1960, while its lowest value was 2.84 in 1987.

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 5.64
1961 5.52
1962 5.18
1963 4.59
1964 4.66
1965 4.35
1966 4.51
1967 4.28
1968 4.39
1969 4.27
1970 4.25
1971 4.15
1972 4.00
1973 3.96
1974 4.74
1975 4.70
1976 3.97
1977 3.79
1978 3.71
1979 3.88
1980 4.33
1981 4.55
1982 3.84
1983 3.19
1984 3.21
1985 3.20
1986 3.00
1987 2.84
1988 2.85
1989 3.02
1990 2.97
1991 3.26
1992 3.60
1993 3.94
1994 4.22
1995 3.84
1996 4.03
1997 4.46
1998 4.77
1999 4.34
2000 4.50
2001 4.48
2002 4.05
2003 3.61
2004 3.63
2005 3.69
2006 3.84
2007 3.83
2008 4.06
2009 4.10
2010 4.49
2011 4.62
2012 4.72
2013 4.78
2014 4.80
2015 4.91
2016 4.78
2017 4.78
2018 4.70
2019 4.68
2020 4.33

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 World was 1.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.06 in 1975, while its lowest value was 1.39 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 3.93
1961 3.49
1962 2.97
1963 2.85
1964 2.71
1965 2.69
1966 2.61
1967 2.38
1968 2.41
1969 2.43
1970 2.28
1971 2.44
1972 2.46
1973 2.60
1974 3.44
1975 5.06
1976 4.33
1977 4.43
1978 4.37
1979 3.49
1980 3.79
1981 4.62
1982 4.51
1983 4.35
1984 3.78
1985 3.31
1986 2.68
1987 2.22
1988 2.12
1989 2.01
1990 2.09
1991 2.05
1992 2.02
1993 1.87
1994 1.57
1995 1.49
1996 1.48
1997 1.48
1998 1.53
1999 1.42
2000 1.39
2001 1.57
2002 1.63
2003 1.65
2004 1.78
2005 1.75
2006 1.68
2007 1.87
2008 2.18
2009 2.48
2010 2.35
2011 1.97
2012 2.10
2013 2.08
2014 2.16
2015 2.04
2016 2.05
2017 1.97
2018 1.85
2019 1.80
2020 1.70

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 World was 2.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.38 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.92 in 1977.

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 2.78
1961 2.47
1962 2.51
1963 2.56
1964 2.59
1965 2.41
1966 2.10
1967 2.02
1968 1.57
1969 1.15
1970 1.11
1971 1.12
1972 1.00
1973 0.94
1974 1.00
1975 1.12
1976 0.93
1977 0.92
1978 1.04
1979 1.04
1980 1.10
1981 1.34
1982 1.46
1983 1.53
1984 1.54
1985 1.47
1986 1.34
1987 1.25
1988 1.23
1989 1.17
1990 1.09
1991 1.00
1992 1.02
1993 1.13
1994 1.09
1995 1.13
1996 1.17
1997 1.17
1998 1.12
1999 1.20
2000 1.33
2001 1.27
2002 1.34
2003 1.46
2004 1.59
2005 1.81
2006 2.00
2007 2.25
2008 2.57
2009 2.64
2010 2.93
2011 3.07
2012 3.25
2013 3.06
2014 3.09
2015 3.08
2016 3.03
2017 3.27
2018 3.38
2019 3.25
2020 2.80

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 World was 1.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.16 in 1965, while its lowest value was 1.19 in 1999.

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 3.60
1961 3.49
1962 3.42
1963 3.58
1964 4.06
1965 4.16
1966 3.56
1967 3.56
1968 3.41
1969 3.35
1970 3.46
1971 3.55
1972 3.03
1973 2.91
1974 2.92
1975 3.25
1976 2.89
1977 3.02
1978 2.94
1979 2.44
1980 2.90
1981 3.10
1982 2.81
1983 2.30
1984 2.13
1985 1.98
1986 1.79
1987 1.71
1988 1.64
1989 1.49
1990 1.48
1991 1.48
1992 1.50
1993 1.38
1994 1.26
1995 1.34
1996 1.31
1997 1.27
1998 1.35
1999 1.19
2000 1.31
2001 1.39
2002 1.40
2003 1.43
2004 1.49
2005 1.57
2006 1.69
2007 1.72
2008 1.84
2009 1.99
2010 2.03
2011 2.20
2012 2.21
2013 2.27
2014 2.34
2015 2.24
2016 2.03
2017 1.94
2018 1.91
2019 1.99
2020 1.97

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

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in World was 1.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.85 in 1975, while its lowest value was 1.03 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 10.23
1961 10.22
1962 10.19
1963 10.36
1964 10.58
1965 10.32
1966 10.09
1967 9.57
1968 9.95
1969 10.10
1970 11.04
1971 10.74
1972 11.21
1973 11.16
1974 10.86
1975 11.85
1976 11.54
1977 11.40
1978 11.18
1979 10.78
1980 10.41
1981 9.78
1982 9.80
1983 9.26
1984 9.03
1985 8.91
1986 8.87
1987 8.41
1988 8.48
1989 8.13
1990 8.06
1991 7.16
1992 6.45
1993 5.18
1994 5.04
1995 5.26
1996 5.06
1997 4.04
1998 3.98
1999 1.57
2000 1.62
2001 1.69
2002 1.52
2003 1.30
2004 1.46
2005 1.66
2006 1.56
2007 1.58
2008 1.73
2009 2.05
2010 1.83
2011 2.13
2012 1.75
2013 1.72
2014 1.53
2015 1.20
2016 1.10
2017 1.04
2018 1.23
2019 1.12
2020 1.03

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in World was 17,029,500,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 18,948,300,000,000 in 2018 and 100,524,000,000 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 100,524,000,000
1961 106,156,000,000
1962 110,130,000,000
1963 120,979,000,000
1964 138,988,000,000
1965 150,435,000,000
1966 167,231,000,000
1967 177,079,000,000
1968 200,916,000,000
1969 228,085,000,000
1970 265,107,000,000
1971 291,161,000,000
1972 349,557,000,000
1973 488,554,000,000
1974 701,517,000,000
1975 727,997,000,000
1976 836,180,000,000
1977 951,543,000,000
1978 1,109,850,000,000
1979 1,413,090,000,000
1980 1,706,330,000,000
1981 1,751,850,000,000
1982 1,623,760,000,000
1983 1,573,960,000,000
1984 1,675,570,000,000
1985 1,700,000,000,000
1986 1,845,330,000,000
1987 2,174,420,000,000
1988 2,499,020,000,000
1989 2,705,880,000,000
1990 3,108,320,000,000
1991 3,206,920,000,000
1992 3,490,520,000,000
1993 3,495,920,000,000
1994 4,002,470,000,000
1995 4,777,220,000,000
1996 4,997,870,000,000
1997 5,401,120,000,000
1998 5,282,470,000,000
1999 5,539,540,000,000
2000 6,332,290,000,000
2001 6,107,230,000,000
2002 6,407,810,000,000
2003 7,491,720,000,000
2004 9,061,480,000,000
2005 10,307,600,000,000
2006 11,872,800,000,000
2007 13,747,800,000,000
2008 15,968,400,000,000
2009 12,194,700,000,000
2010 14,937,500,000,000
2011 17,849,700,000,000
2012 18,032,900,000,000
2013 18,412,100,000,000
2014 18,494,700,000,000
2015 16,114,800,000,000
2016 15,552,500,000,000
2017 17,181,300,000,000
2018 18,948,300,000,000
2019 18,429,000,000,000
2020 17,029,500,000,000

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 World was 5.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.76 in 1988.

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 0.82
1961 0.84
1962 0.82
1963 0.87
1964 1.16
1965 1.20
1966 1.02
1967 0.94
1968 1.00
1969 1.02
1970 0.94
1971 0.88
1972 0.92
1973 0.94
1974 0.92
1975 0.82
1976 0.77
1977 0.81
1978 0.78
1979 0.80
1980 0.83
1981 1.03
1982 1.01
1983 0.92
1984 0.96
1985 0.89
1986 0.77
1987 0.76
1988 0.76
1989 0.83
1990 0.84
1991 0.91
1992 1.23
1993 1.44
1994 2.05
1995 2.19
1996 2.26
1997 2.32
1998 2.14
1999 1.88
2000 2.25
2001 2.26
2002 2.47
2003 2.63
2004 2.75
2005 3.01
2006 3.17
2007 3.63
2008 4.01
2009 3.87
2010 4.20
2011 4.42
2012 4.83
2013 4.95
2014 4.87
2015 4.91
2016 4.83
2017 5.11
2018 5.16
2019 5.48
2020 5.75

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports