Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 88.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 88.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 92.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1982.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.3% | — |
| 1961 | 77.4% | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 80.3% | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 78.6% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 77.2% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 73.8% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 76.1% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 83.0% | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 86.9% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 83.6% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 77.1% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 76.4% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 74.4% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 67.8% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 72.8% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 72.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 87.8% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 84.5% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 87.7% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 87.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 73.8% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 76.4% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.8% | 67.3% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 84.2% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 89.3% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.0% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.3% | 89.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 97.8% compare
- 2 Greenland 97.0% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 96.7% compare
- 4 Seychelles 95.8% compare
More private sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Merchandise trade 100.1% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,615 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4919 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics was 88.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1982.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.