Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Middle East & North Africa

Merchandise exports in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 1,791,018,314,836 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 30,798.8%.

2025 1.79T US$ +5.5% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.82T US$2022
Period minimum 5.8B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,796,399,517 US$1962: 6,230,252,757 US$1964: 8,747,202,729 US$1966: 10,225,109,261 US$1968: 12,528,639,510 US$1970: 15,310,109,701 US$1972: 22,732,707,389 US$1974: 95,313,448,655 US$1976: 105,297,083,018 US$1978: 114,540,261,159 US$1980: 259,395,140,709 US$1982: 198,305,999,454 US$1984: 147,953,974,400 US$1986: 97,321,397,598 US$1988: 117,714,503,799 US$1990: 180,545,069,835 US$1992: 175,225,608,291 US$1994: 175,132,425,031 US$1996: 233,461,137,476 US$1998: 187,627,999,513 US$2000: 330,781,533,103 US$2002: 310,954,540,251 US$2004: 493,384,316,654 US$2006: 806,919,932,991 US$2008: 1,255,458,052,655 US$2010: 1,098,035,456,745 US$2012: 1,593,442,751,899 US$2014: 1,446,384,539,154 US$2016: 954,402,981,242 US$2018: 1,343,484,169,644 US$2020: 936,035,859,453 US$2022: 1,821,562,384,479 US$2024: 1,697,710,811,183 US$2025: 1,791,018,314,836 US$
Change over the period: +1.79T (+30,798.81%) Average annual rate: 9.22 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle East & North Africa 1.79T US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.79T +93.31B +5.5%
2024 1.7T +28.63B +1.72%
2023 1.67T −152B −8.37%
2022 1.82T +480B +35.78%
2021 1.34T +406B +43.32%
2020 936B −302B −24.36%
2019 1.24T −106B −7.88%
2018 1.34T +260B +23.96%
2017 1.08T +129B +13.56%
2016 954B −73.57B −7.16%
2015 1.03T −418B −28.93%
2014 1.45T −118B −7.54%
2013 1.56T −29.04B −1.82%
2012 1.59T +137B +9.38%
2011 1.46T +359B +32.68%
2010 1.1T +231B +26.71%
2009 867B −389B −30.98%
2008 1.26T +323B +34.58%
2007 933B +126B +15.61%
2006 807B +143B +21.55%
2005 664B +170B +34.56%
2004 493B +118B +31.44%
2003 375B +64.41B +20.71%
2002 311B +12.86B +4.31%
2001 298B −32.68B −9.88%
2000 331B +95.79B +40.76%
1999 235B +47.37B +25.25%
1998 188B −50.63B −21.25%
1997 238B +4.8B +2.06%
1996 233B +37.67B +19.24%
1995 196B +20.66B +11.8%
1994 175B +8.16B +4.89%
1993 167B −8.25B −4.71%
1992 175B +10.01B +6.06%
1991 165B −15.33B −8.49%
1990 181B +34.7B +23.79%
1989 146B +28.13B +23.9%
1988 118B +1.52B +1.31%
1987 116B +18.87B +19.39%
1986 97.32B −39.16B −28.69%
1985 136B −11.47B −7.75%
1984 148B −11.46B −7.19%
1983 159B −38.89B −19.61%
1982 198B −49.16B −19.87%
1981 247B −11.92B −4.6%
1980 259B +83.82B +47.74%
1979 176B +61.03B +53.28%
1978 115B −757M −0.66%
1977 115B +10B +9.5%
1976 105B +17.73B +20.25%
1975 87.56B −7.75B −8.13%
1974 95.31B +62.21B +187.96%
1973 33.1B +10.37B +45.6%
1972 22.73B +2.21B +10.77%
1971 20.52B +5.21B +34.04%
1970 15.31B +1.44B +10.41%
1969 13.87B +1.34B +10.68%
1968 12.53B +1.23B +10.84%
1967 11.3B +1.08B +10.54%
1966 10.23B +843M +8.98%
1965 9.38B +635M +7.26%
1964 8.75B +1.1B +14.33%
1963 7.65B +1.42B +22.8%
1962 6.23B +305M +5.14%
1961 5.93B +129M +2.23%
1960 5.8B

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.

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