Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 61.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 61.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 86.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2023.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.0% | — |
| 1961 | 83.4% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 86.5% | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 85.1% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 81.4% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 79.9% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 84.2% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 83.3% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 77.2% | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 75.6% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 73.7% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 67.2% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 69.5% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 68.3% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 70.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 73.6% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 77.6% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.9% | 79.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.2% | 75.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.4% | 64.1% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 73.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 73.4% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 69.5% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 61.1% | 70.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 61.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.