Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Greece
Greece: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Greece, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Greece peaked at 2.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1961.
That places Greece 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +166.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +32.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -36.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +83.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +56.9% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +46.1% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -27.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +87.9% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | +57.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -30.4% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -38.5% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -46.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +69.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -53.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +52.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -22.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Greece?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Greece was 1.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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About this data
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.