Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Belarus
Belarus: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Belarus stood at 8.0%.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Belarus peaked at 30.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2002.
Belarus ranks 33rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30.1% | — |
| 1993 | 22.2% | -26.2% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -34.5% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +31.8% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +32.5% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -50.7% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -22.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 8.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 7.5% | 30.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 8.0% | 20.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Belarus?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Belarus was 8.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- How does Belarus rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Belarus ranks 33rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Europe & Central Asia (% 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 Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.