Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Euro area
Euro area: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 3.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Euro area, 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 within region in Euro area is 3.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Euro area peaked at 3.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1964.
Euro area ranks 46th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 0.8% | -14.3% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -26.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +32.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +80.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +15.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +80.0% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Euro area?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Euro area was 3.3% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1964.
- How does Euro area rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Euro area ranks 46th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.