Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa

Exports (% of GDP) in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 31.41%. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 12.22 pp.

2024 31.41% −9.71 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 48.58%2008
Period minimum 15.94%1986

Trend over time

1976–2024 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa, 1976–20240204060197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 43.63%1977: 40.9%1978: 36.6%1979: 42.76%1980: 46.18%1981: 42.58%1982: 34.49%1983: 27.85%1984: 25.74%1985: 22.78%1986: 15.94%1987: 21.95%1988: 22%1989: 24.51%1990: 25.32%1991: 28.72%1992: 29.44%1993: 30.54%1994: 31.39%1995: 31.04%1996: 31.2%1997: 31.84%1998: 27.37%1999: 31.73%2000: 36.32%2001: 32.87%2002: 34.6%2003: 37.06%2004: 40.91%2005: 45.51%2006: 46.93%2007: 46.45%2008: 48.58%2009: 39.28%2010: 41.56%2011: 44.61%2012: 45.35%2013: 45.05%2014: 41.97%2015: 34.89%2016: 32.48%2017: 35.32%2018: 38.8%2019: 36.87%2020: 31.65%2021: 36.11%2022: 42.07%2023: 41.12%2024: 31.41%
Change over the period: −12.22 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle East & North Africa 31.41%
World 29.08%
Exports (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.41 −9.71 pp
2023 41.12 −0.95 pp
2022 42.07 +5.96 pp
2021 36.11 +4.46 pp
2020 31.65 −5.22 pp
2019 36.87 −1.93 pp
2018 38.8 +3.48 pp
2017 35.32 +2.84 pp
2016 32.48 −2.41 pp
2015 34.89 −7.08 pp
2014 41.97 −3.08 pp
2013 45.05 −0.31 pp
2012 45.35 +0.75 pp
2011 44.61 +3.05 pp
2010 41.56 +2.28 pp
2009 39.28 −9.3 pp
2008 48.58 +2.13 pp
2007 46.45 −0.48 pp
2006 46.93 +1.43 pp
2005 45.51 +4.6 pp
2004 40.91 +3.85 pp
2003 37.06 +2.46 pp
2002 34.6 +1.73 pp
2001 32.87 −3.45 pp
2000 36.32 +4.59 pp
1999 31.73 +4.35 pp
1998 27.37 −4.47 pp
1997 31.84 +0.64 pp
1996 31.2 +0.16 pp
1995 31.04 −0.35 pp
1994 31.39 +0.85 pp
1993 30.54 +1.1 pp
1992 29.44 +0.72 pp
1991 28.72 +3.4 pp
1990 25.32 +0.81 pp
1989 24.51 +2.51 pp
1988 22 +0.05 pp
1987 21.95 +6.01 pp
1986 15.94 −6.84 pp
1985 22.78 −2.96 pp
1984 25.74 −2.11 pp
1983 27.85 −6.64 pp
1982 34.49 −8.09 pp
1981 42.58 −3.6 pp
1980 46.18 +3.42 pp
1979 42.76 +6.16 pp
1978 36.6 −4.29 pp
1977 40.9 −2.73 pp
1976 43.63

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.