Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in European Union
European Union: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia in European Union, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
European Union recorded 4.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in European Union peaked at 5.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1972.
That places European Union 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 1.7% | -18.3% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -17.0% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | +28.2% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +23.6% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +35.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 42 Vietnam 25.9% compare
- 43 Philippines 25.1% compare
- 44 Qatar 25.0% compare
- 45 Cambodia 24.6% compare
- 46 Mozambique 24.0% compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 23.5% compare
- 48 Mauritania 22.9% compare
More private sector data for European Union
- Merchandise trade 70.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,988 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3608 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in European Union?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia in European Union was 4.4% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1972.
- How does European Union rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- European Union ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.