Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Exports of goods and services was 7.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 7.6% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 138.4% on the previous year and up 394.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Lower middle income peaked at 61.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -13.7%, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 9th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -1544.1% |
| 1963 | 9.5% | +198.7% |
| 1964 | 6.0% | -37.1% |
| 1965 | -4.2% | -170.3% |
| 1966 | 11.7% | -377.0% |
| 1967 | 4.7% | -59.7% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -64.3% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +251.4% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +114.1% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -74.0% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | +37.9% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +29.0% |
| 1974 | 61.1% | +947.0% |
| 1975 | -13.7% | -122.5% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -127.0% |
| 1977 | -2.9% | -179.5% |
| 1978 | -1.3% | -57.5% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | -766.0% |
| 1980 | -6.9% | -182.2% |
| 1981 | -0.2% | -97.6% |
| 1982 | -2.9% | +1659.8% |
| 1983 | -1.4% | -52.6% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | -930.0% |
| 1985 | -2.0% | -117.3% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | -530.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -75.1% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +203.0% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -25.3% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +118.0% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | -45.6% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -47.8% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +213.7% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -38.9% |
| 1997 | -6.6% | -202.9% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -175.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -49.0% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +259.1% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -67.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +138.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -54.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +454.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -53.1% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +70.8% |
| 2009 | -5.6% | -155.5% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -284.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -58.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -76.8% |
| 2015 | -2.6% | -343.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -146.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +627.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -103.7% |
| 2020 | -12.5% | +3680.4% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -242.2% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -69.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -27.3% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +138.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3680.4% | -0.3% | -12.5% |
| 1982 | -1659.8% | -0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1962 | +1544.1% | -0.2% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | -4.2% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | -13.7% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | -6.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | -6.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | -5.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -2.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | -12.5% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 6 Ethiopia 54.6% compare
- 7 Yemen 49.2% compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 42.5% compare
- 9 Palau 40.6% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
- 11 Gambia 34.0% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 30.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Lower middle income?
- Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income was 7.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7% in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for exports of goods and services?
- Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 394.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.