Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Russia
Russia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 26.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Russia recorded 26.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Russia peaked at 26.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1992.
Russia ranks 11th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Russia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.8% | — |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +42.1% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | +817.0% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +24.5% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 26.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 22.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Russia's 26.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +817.0% | 2.6% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 1.8% | 23.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 26.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 8 Sierra Leone 34.3% compare
- 9 Iran 29.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 28.3% compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 25.3% compare
- 13 Yemen 24.5% compare
- 14 Moldova 23.3% compare
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Russia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Russia was 26.3% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1992.
- How does Russia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Russia ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.