Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 15.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 15.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 16.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1972.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -46.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | +116.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +27.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -48.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -43.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +33.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +110.6% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +45.7% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +64.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -35.1% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +41.2% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +242.7% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +31.1% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +157.7% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +242.7% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
| 1994 | +157.7% | 6.3% | 16.3% |
| 1963 | +116.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 1.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.9% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 16 Mali 57.1% compare
- 17 Namibia 55.4% compare
- 18 East Timor 54.6% compare
- 19 El Salvador 54.3% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 54.2% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 52.1% compare
- 22 Myanmar 51.9% compare
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 within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.7% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1972.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 within 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 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.