Luxembourg: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Luxembourg's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) fell 0.1 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.97% to 0.87%).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2022), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.43 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.55 percentage points in 2013. 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 20% 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

In 2023, Luxembourg had the 118th highest value of the 196 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Luxembourg in the 2023 ranking

• United States — 114th of 196: 0.89%
• Nicaragua — 115th of 196: 0.88%
• Israel — 116th of 196: 0.87%
• Denmark — 118th of 196: 0.86%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 119th of 196: 0.83%
• Qatar — 120th of 196: 0.81%

What this measures

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

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

All 27 values

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in nearby economies

• Albania — 0.05% (2023)
• Armenia — 0.00435% (2023)
• Austria — 0.69% (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 0.00585% (2023)
• Belarus — 0.11% (2023)
• Belgium — 2.61% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

More private sector & trade data for Luxembourg

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 46.03% (2025)
• Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 2.09% (2025)
• Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 14.97% (2025)
• Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 5.71% (2025)
• Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 44.57% (2025)
• Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 66.87% (2025)
• Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 5.19% (2025)
• Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) — 0.16% (2023)
• Merchandise imports (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Luxembourg's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)?

0.87% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is down 0.15 percentage points from 1.02% in 1997. The highest value was 1.22% in 2012 and the lowest 0.31% in 2006.

How does Luxembourg rank?

118th highest of 196 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) unusual for Luxembourg?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.R6.ZS, 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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