Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia was 5.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 5.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.6% on the previous year and up 279.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1961.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -67.7% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | +117.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -36.1% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +48.5% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +43.1% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -53.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +21.7% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +28.1% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -21.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +51.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -32.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +38.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +60.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +107.2% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1961.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 279.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 South 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South 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.