Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Japan
Japan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Japan, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Japan peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1964.
That places Japan 101st out of 204 countries 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | +216.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -30.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -20.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -67.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +65.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +29.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -44.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +48.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -32.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +40.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +166.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -34.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +94.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -38.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -63.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +39.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +34.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -23.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -30.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +152.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +62.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -50.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +40.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -42.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +50.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +31.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 76% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 3.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Japan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Japan was 0.9% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Japan ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.