Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 4.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 outside region in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 30.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2003.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.0% | — |
| 1961 | 21.1% | -12.0% |
| 1962 | 19.2% | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 20.4% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 21.6% | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 20.9% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 20.8% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 24.6% | +18.3% |
| 1968 | 21.7% | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | -26.5% |
| 1971 | 15.5% | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 14.4% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 21.8% | +38.7% |
| 1976 | 20.8% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 21.2% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +29.1% |
| 1982 | 30.9% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 21.0% | -18.3% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 13.5% | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.6% | 19.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 12.6% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 18.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
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 outside region in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Central Europe and the Baltics was 4.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2003.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.