Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IDA only
IDA only: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 2.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IDA only, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 2.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
That represents a change of up 66.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA only peaked at 4.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1962.
That places IDA only 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 only, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -88.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +1558.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -48.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +71.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +133.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -46.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +80.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -52.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +32.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -42.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +57.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +45.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +49.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +35.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +95.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +71.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +76.3% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -51.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +46.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +48.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +66.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in IDA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +1558.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA only?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in IDA only was 2.7% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- How does IDA only rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- IDA only ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA 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.