IDA blend: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, IDA blend's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) fell 21.5% on 2022 (from US$205.67 billion to US$161.5 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 21.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 141.7% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 54.3% in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 64 values

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$438.77 million (2023)
• Algeria — US$54.86 billion (2023)
• Bahrain — US$12.27 billion (2023)
• Djibouti — US$4.79 billion (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$38.98 billion (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$14.07 billion (2023)
• Iraq — US$107.39 billion (2023)
• Israel — US$59.13 billion (2023)
• Jordan — US$11.12 billion (2023)

More private sector & trade data for IDA blend

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 33.7% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$236.39 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$191.6 billion (2025)
• Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) — 12% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 52.27% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 35.41% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) — 26.25% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is IDA blend's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)?

US$161.5 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 13,573% from US$1.18 billion in 1960 (8.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$220.87 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$1.18 billion in 1960.

Is the latest change in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) unusual for IDA blend?

In 2023, IDA blend's merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) fell 21.5% on 2022 (from US$205.67 billion to US$161.5 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 21.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.WL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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