Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) by country

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed 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...

Countries reporting
203
Highest
90.8%
Somalia
Lowest
0.0%
New Caledonia
Median
2.3%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,197

What the numbers show

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 90.8% in Somalia; the lowest is 0.0% in New Caledonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 7.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81,586.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 455,820.0%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 99.7%).

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Somalia 90.8% 2023 up 3.2% rising
2 Syria 89.8% 2023 up 14.9% volatile
3 Central African Republic 68.0% 2023 up 474.0% volatile
4 Sudan 59.9% 2023 up 36.4% volatile
5 Bahrain 55.2% 2023 down 20.8% rising
6 Kuwait 52.7% 2023 up 5.3% volatile
7 Lebanon 48.0% 2023 down 13.3% falling
8 Oman 43.8% 2023 up 152.0% volatile
9 Jordan 39.0% 2023 down 29.6% falling
10 Seychelles 35.9% 2023 up 49.8% volatile
11 Egypt 32.8% 2023 down 3.1% rising
12 Botswana 30.4% 2023 up 2,987.6% volatile
13 Ethiopia 30.4% 2023 up 34.1% rising
14 Cyprus 29.9% 2023 up 138.2% volatile
15 Armenia 28.5% 2023 up 570.2% volatile
16 Zimbabwe 28.1% 2023 up 347.1% volatile
17 Burundi 26.4% 2023 down 55.9% volatile
18 Uganda 26.3% 2023 up 55.3% volatile
19 Chad 25.0% 2023 up 1,039.6% volatile
20 Yemen 23.2% 2023 up 33.7% volatile
21 Niger 21.4% 2023 up 3,652.3% volatile
22 Turkey 18.6% 2023 down 23.3% rising
23 Saudi Arabia 16.8% 2023 up 26.0% rising
24 Kenya 16.2% 2023 down 1.1% volatile
25 India 16.1% 2023 down 17.5% rising
26 Tuvalu 15.0% 2023 up 660.5% volatile
27 Mauritania 14.0% 2023 up 440.0% volatile
28 Tanzania 11.8% 2023 up 334.6% volatile
29 United Arab Emirates 11.5% 2023 down 13.9% rising
30 Pakistan 11.0% 2023 down 19.5% rising
31 Iran 10.7% 2023 up 182.0% rising
32 Bahamas 10.6% 2023 up 1,432.2% volatile
33 Palestine 10.4% 2023 up 10.9% falling
34 Greece 10.4% 2023 down 21.1% volatile
35 Ghana 10.3% 2023 down 25.6% volatile
36 Tunisia 9.8% 2023 down 12.3% rising
37 American Samoa 9.7% 2023 up 2,043.0% volatile
38 South Sudan 9.7% 2023 up 239,243.0% volatile
39 Suriname 9.5% 2023 down 72.8% volatile
40 San Marino 9.4% 2023 up 34.2% volatile
41 Palau 9.2% 2023 up 20,775.7% volatile
42 Burkina Faso 8.7% 2023 up 991.4% volatile
43 Qatar 8.4% 2023 up 27.9% rising
44 Bolivia 8.4% 2023 up 22,118.7% volatile
45 Afghanistan 8.3% 2023 up 6,641.9% volatile
46 Djibouti 8.2% 2023 down 51.1% volatile
47 Sri Lanka 7.9% 2023 up 7.3% volatile
48 Benin 7.9% 2023 up 105.4% volatile
49 Rwanda 7.6% 2023 up 461.6% volatile
50 Argentina 7.3% 2023 down 11.4% volatile
51 Malta 7.2% 2023 down 15.3% falling
52 Ukraine 7.1% 2023 down 37.7% rising
53 Russia 6.5% 2023 up 229.6% rising
54 Belarus 6.1% 2023 up 1,213.2% volatile
55 Switzerland 6.0% 2023 up 1.7% rising
56 Kyrgyzstan 5.9% 2023 down 55.2% volatile
57 Iraq 5.8% 2023 up 74.5% volatile
58 Spain 5.8% 2023 down 27.0% volatile
59 Bulgaria 5.8% 2023 down 8.6% volatile
60 Guyana 5.8% 2023 up 1,209.2% volatile
61 United Kingdom 5.7% 2023 down 0.0% falling
62 Brazil 5.7% 2023 down 3.8% rising
63 New Zealand 5.7% 2023 up 9.6% volatile
64 Italy 5.5% 2023 down 31.0% falling
65 China 5.4% 2023 up 17.2% volatile
66 Mozambique 5.2% 2023 up 211.3% volatile
67 France 5.0% 2023 down 25.1% falling
68 Comoros 4.6% 2023 down 29.9% volatile
69 Algeria 4.4% 2023 down 19.3% volatile
70 Romania 4.4% 2023 down 22.1% volatile
71 Senegal 4.4% 2023 down 43.1% volatile
72 Liberia 4.4% 2023 down 35.4% volatile
73 Trinidad and Tobago 4.3% 2023 up 1,364.9% volatile
74 Namibia 4.3% 2023 up 1,952.0% volatile
75 Cape Verde 4.1% 2023 up 356.9% volatile
76 Morocco 4.1% 2023 down 12.2% flat
77 Sierra Leone 4.1% 2023 up 1,571.6% volatile
78 Indonesia 3.9% 2023 up 13.8% volatile
79 Malawi 3.9% 2023 down 10.4% volatile
80 Mali 3.7% 2023 down 72.4% volatile
81 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.7% 2023 down 21.6% volatile
82 Mauritius 3.7% 2023 up 86.5% volatile
83 Ecuador 3.6% 2023 up 552.2% volatile
84 Guinea 3.6% 2023 down 59.5% volatile
85 South Africa 3.6% 2023 up 24.6% rising
86 Japan 3.5% 2023 down 6.0% volatile
87 Thailand 3.4% 2023 down 30.9% flat
88 Portugal 3.4% 2023 down 23.0% rising
89 Uruguay 3.3% 2023 down 32.4% volatile
90 Georgia 3.3% 2023 up 3.6% volatile
91 United States 3.2% 2023 down 28.2% falling
92 Hong Kong 3.2% 2023 up 100.4% falling
93 Angola 3.1% 2023 up 164.1% volatile
94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.8% 2023 up 3,902.2% volatile
95 Denmark 2.8% 2023 up 9.5% rising
96 Belgium 2.7% 2023 down 13.0% rising
97 Saint Lucia 2.7% 2023 up 634.1% volatile
98 South Korea 2.6% 2023 down 44.7% volatile
99 Congo 2.5% 2023 up 2,008.2% volatile
100 Malaysia 2.5% 2023 down 29.2% rising
101 Sweden 2.5% 2023 down 31.9% rising
102 Germany 2.3% 2023 down 26.2% volatile
103 Bangladesh 2.3% 2023 down 1.7% volatile
104 Australia 2.2% 2023 down 37.0% rising
105 Netherlands 2.1% 2023 down 15.1% falling
106 Colombia 2.1% 2023 up 729.0% volatile
107 Guatemala 2.1% 2023 down 29.7% volatile
108 Finland 2.1% 2023 down 24.9% rising
109 Moldova 2.1% 2023 up 118.6% volatile
110 Slovenia 2.0% 2023 down 27.8% rising
111 Singapore 2.0% 2023 down 12.5% volatile
112 Uzbekistan 1.9% 2023 up 118.6% volatile
113 Israel 1.9% 2023 up 354.8% volatile
114 Serbia 1.9% 2023 up 129.4% rising
115 Lithuania 1.9% 2023 up 32.0% volatile
116 Slovakia 1.9% 2023 up 67.2% rising
117 Croatia 1.8% 2023 down 50.9% rising
118 Vietnam 1.8% 2023 down 54.3% volatile
119 Peru 1.7% 2023 up 493.0% volatile
120 Eritrea 1.6% 2023 down 75.5% volatile
121 Madagascar 1.6% 2023 down 37.8% volatile
122 Ireland 1.5% 2023 down 21.8% volatile
123 Luxembourg 1.5% 2023 up 7.5% rising
124 Cote d'Ivoire 1.4% 2023 down 1.4% volatile
125 Czechia 1.4% 2023 down 1.4% falling
126 Poland 1.3% 2023 down 6.1% volatile
127 Curacao 1.2% 2023 down 43.4% volatile
128 Latvia 1.2% 2023 down 43.2% volatile
129 Austria 1.2% 2023 down 46.9% volatile
130 Nicaragua 1.1% 2023 up 513.2% volatile
131 Guinea-Bissau 1.1% 2023 down 84.8% volatile
132 Canada 1.1% 2023 up 4.1% volatile
133 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.0% 2023 up 471.9% volatile
134 Hungary 1.0% 2023 down 48.1% volatile
135 Maldives 1.0% 2023 up 123.1% volatile
136 Dominica 0.9% 2023 down 83.6% volatile
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% 2023 down 47.7% volatile
138 Estonia 0.9% 2023 down 6.8% volatile
139 Myanmar 0.9% 2023 up 7.7% volatile
140 Paraguay 0.9% 2023 down 79.3% volatile
141 Fiji 0.8% 2017 up 5,151.1% volatile
142 Tajikistan 0.8% 2023 down 78.6% volatile
143 Cameroon 0.8% 2023 up 49.2% volatile
144 Philippines 0.8% 2023 down 26.1% volatile
145 Montenegro 0.8% 2023 down 55.8% volatile
146 Togo 0.7% 2023 down 58.4% volatile
147 Barbados 0.7% 2023 up 159.5% volatile
148 Cuba 0.7% 2023 down 21.8% volatile
149 Nigeria 0.7% 2023 up 585.0% volatile
150 Aruba 0.7% 2023 up 455,820.0% volatile
151 Bermuda 0.7% 2023 up 170.6% volatile
152 Gabon 0.7% 2023 up 76.5% volatile
153 Norway 0.7% 2023 up 16.7% volatile
154 Kazakhstan 0.6% 2023 up 208.1% volatile
155 Albania 0.6% 2023 down 29.5% volatile
156 Azerbaijan 0.6% 2023 down 82.5% volatile
157 Chile 0.5% 2023 down 26.6% volatile
158 Jamaica 0.5% 2023 down 14.1% volatile
159 Venezuela 0.5% 2023 up 1,935.1% volatile
160 Costa Rica 0.5% 2023 up 59.7% volatile
161 Zambia 0.4% 2023 down 92.3% volatile
162 Nepal 0.4% 2023 down 36.0% volatile
163 Cambodia 0.4% 2016 up 389.3% volatile
164 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2023 up 424.4% volatile
165 Mexico 0.3% 2023 down 17.3% volatile
166 Lesotho 0.3% 2023 down 59.9% volatile
167 Haiti 0.3% 2023 up 43.6% volatile
168 East Timor 0.3% 2023 down 19.9% volatile
169 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3% 2023 down 95.3% volatile
170 Iceland 0.3% 2023 down 48.0% volatile
171 Nauru 0.3% 2023 down 59.3% volatile
172 North Macedonia 0.3% 2023 down 5.8% volatile
173 North Korea 0.2% 2023 down 80.6% volatile
174 Gibraltar 0.2% 2023 down 96.0% volatile
175 Eswatini 0.2% 2023 down 52.3% volatile
176 Mongolia 0.2% 2023 down 17.6% volatile
177 Turkmenistan 0.2% 2023 down 19.2% volatile
178 Honduras 0.1% 2023 down 44.7% volatile
179 El Salvador 0.1% 2023 up 0.0% volatile
180 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% 2023 up 457.6% volatile
181 Greenland 0.1% 2023 down 94.3% volatile
182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% 2023 down 90.0% volatile
183 Faroe Islands 0.1% 2023 down 54.3% volatile
184 Marshall Islands 0.1% 2023 up 651.8% volatile
185 Belize 0.0% 2023 down 71.2% volatile
186 Libya 0.0% 2023 down 99.4% volatile
187 Grenada 0.0% 2023 down 89.2% volatile
188 Kiribati 0.0% 2020 down 99.7% volatile
189 Brunei 0.0% 2023 up 24.5% volatile
190 Panama 0.0% 2023 up 1,882.8% volatile
191 Papua New Guinea 0.0% 2023 up 31.2% volatile
192 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 72.9% volatile
193 Micronesia (country) 0.0% 2023 down 97.6% volatile
194 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% 2022 down 96.5% volatile
195 Vanuatu 0.0% 2011 down 97.6% volatile
196 Laos 0.0% 2023 down 97.4% volatile
197 Macao 0.0% 2023 down 94.0% volatile
198 Bhutan 0.0% 2023 down 9.7% volatile
199 Guam 0.0% 2023 down 72.6% volatile
200 Gambia 0.0% 2023 down 96.7% volatile
201 French Polynesia 0.0% 2022 down 88.9% volatile
202 Samoa 0.0% 2009 down 99.6% volatile
203 New Caledonia 0.0% 2004 down 98.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,197 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed 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.