Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Low-income countries

Merchandise exports in low-income countries in 2025 — 106,185,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,922.8%.

2025 106B US$ +14.9% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 106B US$2025
Period minimum 1.34B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Low-income countries, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,512,000,000 US$1962: 1,499,000,000 US$1964: 1,741,000,000 US$1966: 1,922,000,000 US$1968: 2,202,000,000 US$1970: 2,759,000,000 US$1972: 3,084,000,000 US$1974: 5,159,000,000 US$1976: 5,471,000,000 US$1978: 6,090,000,000 US$1980: 10,875,000,000 US$1982: 9,373,000,000 US$1984: 9,776,000,000 US$1986: 9,327,000,000 US$1988: 10,343,000,000 US$1990: 13,928,000,000 US$1992: 10,103,000,000 US$1994: 10,912,000,000 US$1996: 15,111,000,000 US$1998: 12,597,000,000 US$2000: 17,372,000,000 US$2002: 19,723,000,000 US$2004: 28,923,000,000 US$2006: 42,196,000,000 US$2008: 60,333,000,000 US$2010: 59,643,000,000 US$2012: 54,055,000,000 US$2014: 52,035,000,000 US$2016: 42,359,000,000 US$2018: 60,472,000,000 US$2020: 55,026,000,000 US$2022: 68,945,000,000 US$2024: 92,414,000,000 US$2025: 106,185,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +105B (+6,922.82%) Average annual rate: 6.76 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 106B US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 106B +13.77B +14.9%
2024 92.41B +7.69B +9.08%
2023 84.73B +15.78B +22.89%
2022 68.95B +38M +0.06%
2021 68.91B +13.88B +25.23%
2020 55.03B +145M +0.26%
2019 54.88B −5.59B −9.25%
2018 60.47B +8.87B +17.18%
2017 51.61B +9.25B +21.83%
2016 42.36B −2.33B −5.21%
2015 44.69B −7.35B −14.13%
2014 52.04B −1.79B −3.32%
2013 53.82B −233M −0.43%
2012 54.06B −11.45B −17.47%
2011 65.5B +5.86B +9.82%
2010 59.64B +11.57B +24.07%
2009 48.07B −12.26B −20.32%
2008 60.33B +12.35B +25.73%
2007 47.99B +5.79B +13.72%
2006 42.2B +6.88B +19.47%
2005 35.32B +6.4B +22.11%
2004 28.92B +7.06B +32.29%
2003 21.86B +2.14B +10.86%
2002 19.72B +2.01B +11.33%
2001 17.72B +344M +1.98%
2000 17.37B +3.77B +27.75%
1999 13.6B +1B +7.95%
1998 12.6B −2.52B −16.69%
1997 15.12B +10M +0.07%
1996 15.11B +1.17B +8.4%
1995 13.94B +3.03B +27.75%
1994 10.91B +480M +4.6%
1993 10.43B +329M +3.26%
1992 10.1B −1.7B −14.42%
1991 11.81B −2.12B −15.24%
1990 13.93B +1.71B +14%
1989 12.22B +1.88B +18.13%
1988 10.34B +1.22B +13.37%
1987 9.12B −204M −2.19%
1986 9.33B +406M +4.55%
1985 8.92B −855M −8.75%
1984 9.78B +347M +3.68%
1983 9.43B +56M +0.6%
1982 9.37B −391M −4%
1981 9.76B −1.11B −10.22%
1980 10.88B +2.69B +32.8%
1979 8.19B +2.1B +34.47%
1978 6.09B −218M −3.46%
1977 6.31B +837M +15.3%
1976 5.47B +748M +15.84%
1975 4.72B −436M −8.45%
1974 5.16B +1.27B +32.72%
1973 3.89B +803M +26.04%
1972 3.08B +386M +14.31%
1971 2.7B −61M −2.21%
1970 2.76B +321M +13.17%
1969 2.44B +236M +10.72%
1968 2.2B +246M +12.58%
1967 1.96B +34M +1.77%
1966 1.92B +174M +9.95%
1965 1.75B +7M +0.4%
1964 1.74B −23M −1.3%
1963 1.76B +265M +17.68%
1962 1.5B +157M +11.7%
1961 1.34B −170M −11.24%
1960 1.51B

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

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