Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia, 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 is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 8.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8% | — |
| 1961 | 5.7% | -16.1% |
| 1962 | 4.5% | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 5.2% | +31.9% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | +41.9% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | +27.4% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Europe & Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +41.9% | 5.2% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 3.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 18 United Arab Emirates 6.6% compare
- 19 Ethiopia 6.6% compare
- 20 Tajikistan 5.9% compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 5.8% compare
- 22 Kenya 5.5% compare
- 23 Ukraine 5.5% compare
- 24 Argentina 5.4% compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia
- Merchandise trade 62.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,690 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Europe & Central Asia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Europe & Central Asia was 2.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 21st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.