Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — South Asia

Merchandise exports in South Asia in 2025 — 510,581,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26,806.6%.

2025 511B US$ +1.04% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 520B US$2022
Period minimum 1.9B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — South Asia, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,897,607,623 US$1962: 1,957,727,680 US$1964: 2,343,589,138 US$1966: 2,584,069,366 US$1968: 2,354,520,057 US$1970: 2,638,723,964 US$1972: 3,112,032,778 US$1974: 4,878,890,138 US$1976: 6,633,728,061 US$1978: 8,172,216,103 US$1980: 10,512,000,000 US$1982: 11,273,000,000 US$1984: 12,012,000,000 US$1986: 11,695,000,000 US$1988: 16,307,000,000 US$1990: 21,904,000,000 US$1992: 24,681,000,000 US$1994: 31,667,000,000 US$1996: 42,014,000,000 US$1998: 44,045,000,000 US$2000: 55,214,000,000 US$2002: 60,911,000,000 US$2004: 91,847,000,000 US$2006: 141,973,000,000 US$2008: 220,441,000,000 US$2010: 255,842,000,000 US$2012: 333,095,000,000 US$2014: 366,170,000,000 US$2016: 311,223,000,000 US$2018: 377,651,000,000 US$2020: 321,855,000,000 US$2022: 520,347,000,000 US$2024: 505,350,000,000 US$2025: 510,581,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +509B (+26,806.56%) Average annual rate: 8.99 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 511B US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 511B +5.23B +1.04%
2024 505B +15.44B +3.15%
2023 490B −30.43B −5.85%
2022 520B +65.45B +14.39%
2021 455B +133B +41.34%
2020 322B −55.77B −14.77%
2019 378B −31M −0.01%
2018 378B +29.57B +8.49%
2017 348B +36.86B +11.84%
2016 311B −1.16B −0.37%
2015 312B −53.78B −14.69%
2014 366B +10.25B +2.88%
2013 356B +22.83B +6.85%
2012 333B −6.43B −1.89%
2011 340B +83.68B +32.71%
2010 256B +67.02B +35.49%
2009 189B −31.62B −14.34%
2008 220B +48.32B +28.07%
2007 172B +30.15B +21.24%
2006 142B +25.43B +21.82%
2005 117B +24.7B +26.89%
2004 91.85B +19.82B +27.52%
2003 72.03B +11.11B +18.25%
2002 60.91B +5.7B +10.33%
2001 55.21B −4M −0.01%
2000 55.21B +8.65B +18.57%
1999 46.57B +2.52B +5.73%
1998 44.05B −1.05B −2.32%
1997 45.09B +3.08B +7.33%
1996 42.01B +3.55B +9.24%
1995 38.46B +6.8B +21.46%
1994 31.67B +4.19B +15.24%
1993 27.48B +2.8B +11.33%
1992 24.68B +2.88B +13.22%
1991 21.8B −105M −0.48%
1990 21.9B +2.91B +15.31%
1989 19B +2.69B +16.49%
1988 16.31B +2.31B +16.52%
1987 14B +2.3B +19.67%
1986 11.7B +18M +0.15%
1985 11.68B −335M −2.79%
1984 12.01B +955M +8.64%
1983 11.06B −216M −1.92%
1982 11.27B +929M +8.98%
1981 10.34B −168M −1.6%
1980 10.51B +937M +9.78%
1979 9.58B +1.4B +17.17%
1978 8.17B +461M +5.97%
1977 7.71B +1.08B +16.25%
1976 6.63B +1.27B +23.7%
1975 5.36B +484M +9.92%
1974 4.88B +1.12B +29.82%
1973 3.76B +646M +20.76%
1972 3.11B +454M +17.06%
1971 2.66B +19.68M +0.75%
1970 2.64B +219M +9.03%
1969 2.42B +65.59M +2.79%
1968 2.35B +153M +6.95%
1967 2.2B −383M −14.81%
1966 2.58B +228M +9.7%
1965 2.36B +12.02M +0.51%
1964 2.34B +125M +5.62%
1963 2.22B +261M +13.34%
1962 1.96B +19.68M +1.02%
1961 1.94B +40.44M +2.13%
1960 1.9B

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.