Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 67.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 67.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 93.7% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1982.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.0% | — |
| 1961 | 87.4% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 92.6% | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 91.0% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 88.6% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 86.8% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 84.9% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 82.5% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 79.7% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 77.3% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 61.0% | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 63.7% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 69.3% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 73.9% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 71.7% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 77.6% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 81.6% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 76.1% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.4% | 87.4% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.0% | 79.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 58.0% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7% | 72.0% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 66.6% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 63.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 64.7% | 67.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 67.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 1967.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1982.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.