Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 11.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 11.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1962.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8% | — |
| 1961 | 2.0% | -69.9% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -59.4% |
| 1963 | 3.3% | +303.1% |
| 1964 | 4.7% | +40.7% |
| 1965 | 4.3% | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +36.0% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -36.3% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | +36.3% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -43.6% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +278.7% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 4.8% | -28.7% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +19.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +303.1% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| 1992 | +278.7% | 1.7% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 0.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 South Korea 35.1% compare
- 33 Thailand 32.1% compare
- 34 Iraq 31.5% compare
- 35 Iran 31.1% compare
- 36 Equatorial Guinea 30.3% compare
- 37 Japan 29.9% compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 29.8% compare
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 low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1962.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.