Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Middle East & North Africa

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 0.23%. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 5.8 pp.

2023 0.23% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6.04%1972
Period minimum 0.18%2008

Trend over time

1972–2023 · % of merchandise exports

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Middle East & North Africa, 1972–20230246819721978198419901996200220082014202020231972: 6.04%1973: 5.5%1974: 3.98%1975: 3.54%1976: 1.97%1977: 1.08%1978: 1.54%1979: 1.36%1981: 0.54%1991: 0.65%1992: 0.65%1993: 0.43%1998: 0.75%1999: 0.47%2000: 0.37%2001: 0.37%2002: 0.41%2003: 0.39%2004: 0.33%2005: 0.27%2006: 0.21%2007: 0.19%2008: 0.18%2009: 0.22%2010: 0.26%2011: 0.24%2012: 0.25%2013: 0.24%2014: 0.23%2015: 0.26%2016: 0.23%2017: 0.24%2018: 0.24%2019: 0.24%2020: 0.28%2021: 0.27%2022: 0.22%2023: 0.23%
Change over the period: −5.8 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 0.23%
World 1.15%
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.23 +0.01 pp
2022 0.22 −0.05 pp
2021 0.27 −0.02 pp
2020 0.28 +0.04 pp
2019 0.24 +0 pp
2018 0.24 −0.01 pp
2017 0.24 +0.01 pp
2016 0.23 −0.02 pp
2015 0.26 +0.02 pp
2014 0.23 −0.01 pp
2013 0.24 −0.01 pp
2012 0.25 +0.01 pp
2011 0.24 −0.02 pp
2010 0.26 +0.04 pp
2009 0.22 +0.05 pp
2008 0.18 −0.01 pp
2007 0.19 −0.02 pp
2006 0.21 −0.06 pp
2005 0.27 −0.06 pp
2004 0.33 −0.06 pp
2003 0.39 −0.02 pp
2002 0.41 +0.04 pp
2001 0.37 −0 pp
2000 0.37 −0.1 pp
1999 0.47 −0.27 pp
1998 0.75
1993 0.43 −0.22 pp
1992 0.65 −0.01 pp
1991 0.65
1981 0.54
1979 1.36 −0.18 pp
1978 1.54 +0.47 pp
1977 1.08 −0.89 pp
1976 1.97 −1.57 pp
1975 3.54 −0.44 pp
1974 3.98 −1.51 pp
1973 5.5 −0.54 pp
1972 6.04

About the indicator

The share of agricultural raw materials in merchandise exports: cotton, natural rubber, rough timber, hides, wool, silk. The category is kept apart from food because this is an input to industry rather than to consumption: a country that ships out cotton and brings in fabric depends on foreign processing just as an ore supplier does. This series shows the countries where a timber or textile industry never took shape.

Important: Non-food raw materials: food and beverages do not enter. Timber is counted rough — sawn wood and furniture belong to manufactured exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.