Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 7.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 7.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 7.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1972.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 within region in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | -16.8% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -63.7% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +101.8% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | +18.3% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +41.8% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | -22.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -55.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +50.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +73.7% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +40.6% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +59.5% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -29.1% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +41.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +128.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +128.9% | 2.2% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 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 within region in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Central Europe and the Baltics was 7.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1972.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.