Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine
Ukraine: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 71.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine, 1992–2023
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 Ukraine is 71.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine peaked at 90.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2020.
Ukraine ranks 87th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.8% | — |
| 1993 | 64.1% | -29.4% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 59.3% | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +32.4% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 71.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 71.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +32.4% | 53.9% | 71.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 59.3% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 54.1% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 54.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 51.7% | 71.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 84 Bermuda 71.8% compare
- 85 Nicaragua 71.6% compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 71.5% compare
- 88 Philippines 70.9% compare
- 89 Barbados 69.4% compare
- 90 Papua New Guinea 69.3% compare
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Ukraine was 71.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Ukraine ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.