Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 4.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA & IBRD total is 4.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 5.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 in Europe & in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | +80.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -21.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +36.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +24.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +203.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -17.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +125.7% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +36.5% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -46.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +164.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +31.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +122.5% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +16.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +203.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1992 | +164.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | +125.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| 1994 | +122.5% | 1.6% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 12 Turkmenistan 25.3% compare
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA & IBRD total was 4.6% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.