Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies … Europe in IBRD only
IBRD only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies … Europe was 4.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IBRD only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 4.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IBRD only peaked at 5.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places IBRD only 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies … Europe in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +76.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +50.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -49.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +215.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +141.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -37.4% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -48.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +177.2% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +127.1% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +15.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies … Europe in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +215.1% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1992 | +177.2% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| 1981 | +141.2% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 1994 | +127.1% | 1.6% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 5 Kosovo 42.9% compare
- 5 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.9% compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 36.4% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 34.3% compare
- 9 Iran 29.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 28.3% compare
- 11 Russia 26.3% compare
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.99 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.00 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IBRD only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IBRD only was 4.7% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does IBRD only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- IBRD only ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.