Exports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services was 25.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 25.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 39.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1986.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.4% | — |
| 1961 | 22.3% | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 17.1% | -23.5% |
| 1963 | 19.3% | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 18.2% | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 17.0% | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 27.4% | +39.5% |
| 1974 | 39.5% | +44.5% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 30.0% | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | +19.9% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -22.6% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | -35.2% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | +48.9% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.9% | 17.7% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 10.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 16.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 25.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 17.7% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 17.3% | 26.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Exports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 25.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for exports of goods and services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.