Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 3.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 3.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 4.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1961.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +177.4% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -32.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +25.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +16.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -43.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -25.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +48.8% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +175.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +28.8% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +19.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +51.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +31.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +177.4% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1981 | +175.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 17 Albania 19.5% compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 19.4% compare
- 19 Serbia 18.9% compare
- 20 Bulgaria 15.3% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 15.2% compare
- 22 Lithuania 13.6% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 13.2% compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.