Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Ukraine
Ukraine: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Ukraine stood at 5.5%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Ukraine peaked at 13.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.
Ukraine ranks 23rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.0% | — |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +114.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -62.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +412.2% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -4.8% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 5.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 13.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 5.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 5.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +412.2% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.8% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 20 Tajikistan 5.9% compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 5.8% compare
- 22 Kenya 5.5% compare
- 24 Argentina 5.4% compare
- 25 Bulgaria 5.2% compare
- 26 Afghanistan 4.4% compare
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Ukraine?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle in Ukraine was 5.5% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
- How does Ukraine rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Ukraine ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.