Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ukraine
Ukraine: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 16.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ukraine peaked at 35.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.2% | — |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +84.2% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -41.9% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | +44.3% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +52.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -50.3% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 16.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 9.2% | 22.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 21.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 16.5% | 35.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ukraine?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Ukraine was 16.7% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Ukraine ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.