Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Greece
Greece: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 13.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Greece, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Greece recorded 13.0% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Greece peaked at 24.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1963.
Greece ranks 94th of 206 countries 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1961 | 4.9% | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 5.3% | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | +34.0% |
| 1966 | 10.8% | +60.2% |
| 1967 | 7.9% | -26.6% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 8.5% | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 15.1% | +48.4% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 17.3% | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -31.8% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -31.9% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -26.8% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +46.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 13.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 4.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 7.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 6.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.2% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 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 outside region in Greece?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Greece was 13.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1963.
- How does Greece rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Greece ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 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.