Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 19.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 19.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 41.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1967.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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 outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.0% | — |
| 1961 | 12.6% | +14.9% |
| 1962 | 7.4% | -41.7% |
| 1963 | 7.5% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 8.4% | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 6.5% | -20.8% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | +43.5% |
| 1969 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | +28.5% |
| 1974 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | -31.0% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | +73.8% |
| 1982 | 41.9% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 26.0% | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +73.8% | 22.3% | 38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 11.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 22.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.0% | 22.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 29 Saudi Arabia 40.5% compare
- 30 Kuwait 39.5% compare
- 31 United States 38.9% compare
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
- 33 Cameroon 35.9% compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
- 35 Tanzania 32.4% compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 19.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1967.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.