Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 23.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 23.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 34.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1998.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.5% | — |
| 1961 | 16.1% | -12.8% |
| 1962 | 13.2% | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 14.4% | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 15.3% | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 14.7% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 17.7% | +19.8% |
| 1968 | 19.2% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 15.4% | -21.6% |
| 1971 | 14.9% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 14.3% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 13.5% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 21.8% | +34.9% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 20.2% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 22.2% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +36.6% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 23.6% | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | -13.9% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | -30.5% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 13.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 13.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 20.7% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 16.8% | 23.2% | 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 outside region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 23.2% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.