Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 7.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 7.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 39.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1994.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.4% | — |
| 1961 | 12.0% | +15.0% |
| 1962 | 7.3% | -39.0% |
| 1963 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 7.9% | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 7.4% | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | -17.1% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 8.4% | +48.5% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 10.0% | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | -29.7% |
| 1977 | 12.9% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 18.7% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +71.8% |
| 1982 | 39.4% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 34.6% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | -24.1% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -32.7% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -26.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +58.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +71.8% | 21.4% | 36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 5.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 18.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.5% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.