Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1972.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | -40.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -69.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +137.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +61.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -47.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -64.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -24.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +45.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +47.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +86.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +70.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -17.9% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +41.1% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +44.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -51.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +30.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +137.2% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 44 Cyprus 9.0% compare
- 45 India 9.0% compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 8.5% compare
- 47 Eritrea 8.4% compare
- 48 Egypt 7.8% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 7.0% compare
- 50 Mauritania 6.9% compare
More private sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Merchandise trade 100.1% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,615 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4919 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1972.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan 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.