Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Lower-middle-income countries

Merchandise exports in lower-middle-income countries in 2025 — 1,795,171,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 23,986.6%.

2025 1.8T US$ +8.75% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.8T US$2025
Period minimum 7.45B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Lower-middle-income countries, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,453,000,000 US$1962: 7,572,000,000 US$1964: 9,841,000,000 US$1966: 11,047,000,000 US$1968: 11,394,000,000 US$1970: 14,242,000,000 US$1972: 17,128,000,000 US$1974: 43,113,000,000 US$1976: 45,855,000,000 US$1978: 51,610,000,000 US$1980: 86,639,000,000 US$1982: 77,338,000,000 US$1984: 74,731,000,000 US$1986: 58,640,000,000 US$1988: 79,354,000,000 US$1990: 106,096,000,000 US$1992: 123,818,000,000 US$1994: 140,799,000,000 US$1996: 190,551,000,000 US$1998: 184,067,000,000 US$2000: 247,428,000,000 US$2002: 260,939,000,000 US$2004: 388,405,000,000 US$2006: 579,126,000,000 US$2008: 870,714,000,000 US$2010: 880,121,000,000 US$2012: 1,116,011,000,000 US$2014: 1,152,978,000,000 US$2016: 950,057,000,000 US$2018: 1,227,440,000,000 US$2020: 1,106,620,000,000 US$2022: 1,632,477,000,000 US$2024: 1,650,763,000,000 US$2025: 1,795,171,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.79T (+23,986.56%) Average annual rate: 8.8 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Lower-middle-income countries 1.8T US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.8T +144B +8.75%
2024 1.65T +107B +6.94%
2023 1.54T −88.8B −5.44%
2022 1.63T +193B +13.38%
2021 1.44T +333B +30.11%
2020 1.11T −114B −9.34%
2019 1.22T −6.85B −0.56%
2018 1.23T +119B +10.73%
2017 1.11T +158B +16.68%
2016 950B −9.03B −0.94%
2015 959B −194B −16.82%
2014 1.15T +34.81B +3.11%
2013 1.12T +2.16B +0.19%
2012 1.12T −12.18B −1.08%
2011 1.13T +248B +28.19%
2010 880B +201B +29.6%
2009 679B −192B −22%
2008 871B +184B +26.74%
2007 687B +108B +18.62%
2006 579B +103B +21.52%
2005 477B +88.18B +22.7%
2004 388B +82.42B +26.94%
2003 306B +45.04B +17.26%
2002 261B +23.62B +9.95%
2001 237B −10.11B −4.09%
2000 247B +38.6B +18.48%
1999 209B +24.77B +13.45%
1998 184B −11.97B −6.11%
1997 196B +5.49B +2.88%
1996 191B +22.85B +13.63%
1995 168B +26.9B +19.11%
1994 141B +16.23B +13.03%
1993 125B +751M +0.61%
1992 124B +18.62B +17.69%
1991 105B −893M −0.84%
1990 106B +13.43B +14.49%
1989 92.67B +13.31B +16.78%
1988 79.35B +6.08B +8.3%
1987 73.27B +14.63B +24.95%
1986 58.64B −13.81B −19.06%
1985 72.45B −2.29B −3.06%
1984 74.73B −1.46B −1.92%
1983 76.19B −1.14B −1.48%
1982 77.34B +442M +0.57%
1981 76.9B −9.74B −11.25%
1980 86.64B +20.48B +30.96%
1979 66.16B +14.55B +28.19%
1978 51.61B −546M −1.05%
1977 52.16B +6.3B +13.74%
1976 45.86B +6.17B +15.55%
1975 39.68B −3.43B −7.96%
1974 43.11B +18.87B +77.84%
1973 24.24B +7.11B +41.53%
1972 17.13B +316M +1.88%
1971 16.81B +2.57B +18.05%
1970 14.24B +1.54B +12.12%
1969 12.7B +1.31B +11.48%
1968 11.39B +179M +1.6%
1967 11.22B +168M +1.52%
1966 11.05B +549M +5.23%
1965 10.5B +657M +6.68%
1964 9.84B +1.23B +14.3%
1963 8.61B +1.04B +13.71%
1962 7.57B −65M −0.85%
1961 7.64B +184M +2.47%
1960 7.45B

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.