Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Western Asia

Merchandise exports in Western Asia in 2025 — 1,755,209,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 48,696.5%.

2025 1.76T US$ +5.33% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.77T US$2022
Period minimum 3.6B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Western Asia, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,597,000,000 US$1962: 4,138,000,000 US$1964: 4,843,000,000 US$1966: 5,921,000,000 US$1968: 6,867,000,000 US$1970: 8,191,000,000 US$1972: 14,516,000,000 US$1974: 69,739,000,000 US$1976: 78,268,000,000 US$1978: 85,480,000,000 US$1980: 202,739,000,000 US$1982: 146,684,000,000 US$1984: 103,637,000,000 US$1986: 70,241,000,000 US$1988: 87,277,000,000 US$1990: 130,679,000,000 US$1992: 130,889,000,000 US$1994: 135,969,000,000 US$1996: 185,820,000,000 US$1998: 160,323,000,000 US$2000: 270,160,000,000 US$2002: 263,295,000,000 US$2004: 428,237,000,000 US$2006: 685,457,000,000 US$2008: 1,089,209,000,000 US$2010: 947,106,000,000 US$2012: 1,443,524,000,000 US$2014: 1,362,717,000,000 US$2016: 910,356,000,000 US$2018: 1,270,177,000,000 US$2020: 952,809,000,000 US$2022: 1,772,290,000,000 US$2024: 1,666,334,000,000 US$2025: 1,755,209,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.75T (+48,696.47%) Average annual rate: 9.99 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Western Asia 1.76T US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.76T +88.88B +5.33%
2024 1.67T +18.62B +1.13%
2023 1.65T −125B −7.03%
2022 1.77T +446B +33.61%
2021 1.33T +374B +39.22%
2020 953B −258B −21.31%
2019 1.21T −59.4B −4.68%
2018 1.27T +242B +23.59%
2017 1.03T +117B +12.89%
2016 910B −78.87B −7.97%
2015 989B −373B −27.41%
2014 1.36T −95.47B −6.55%
2013 1.46T +14.66B +1.02%
2012 1.44T +140B +10.76%
2011 1.3T +356B +37.6%
2010 947B +180B +23.48%
2009 767B −322B −29.58%
2008 1.09T +281B +34.78%
2007 808B +123B +17.9%
2006 685B +116B +20.38%
2005 569B +141B +32.97%
2004 428B +108B +33.61%
2003 321B +57.22B +21.73%
2002 263B +13.88B +5.56%
2001 249B −20.74B −7.68%
2000 270B +75.69B +38.92%
1999 194B +34.15B +21.3%
1998 160B −37.34B −18.89%
1997 198B +11.84B +6.37%
1996 186B +29.53B +18.9%
1995 156B +20.32B +14.94%
1994 136B +7.27B +5.65%
1993 129B −2.19B −1.68%
1992 131B +13.37B +11.38%
1991 118B −13.16B −10.07%
1990 131B +22.82B +21.16%
1989 108B +20.58B +23.58%
1988 87.28B +3.35B +4%
1987 83.92B +13.68B +19.48%
1986 70.24B −23.74B −25.26%
1985 93.98B −9.66B −9.32%
1984 104B −4.14B −3.84%
1983 108B −38.91B −26.52%
1982 147B −51.61B −26.03%
1981 198B −4.44B −2.19%
1980 203B +67.7B +50.13%
1979 135B +49.56B +57.98%
1978 85.48B +675M +0.8%
1977 84.81B +6.54B +8.35%
1976 78.27B +14.07B +21.92%
1975 64.19B −5.55B −7.95%
1974 69.74B +47.55B +214.25%
1973 22.19B +7.68B +52.88%
1972 14.52B +2.77B +23.56%
1971 11.75B +3.56B +43.43%
1970 8.19B +775M +10.45%
1969 7.42B +549M +7.99%
1968 6.87B +737M +12.02%
1967 6.13B +209M +3.53%
1966 5.92B +585M +10.96%
1965 5.34B +493M +10.18%
1964 4.84B +376M +8.42%
1963 4.47B +329M +7.95%
1962 4.14B +415M +11.15%
1961 3.72B +126M +3.5%
1960 3.6B

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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