Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Exports of goods and services was 23.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 23.2% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Lower middle income peaked at 26.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1965.
That places Lower middle income 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1961 | 11.4% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 10.7% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 10.2% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 11.7% | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 15.2% | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.9% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 17.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 17.9% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
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 23.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1965.
- How does Lower middle income rank for exports of goods and services?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th out of 44 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 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.