Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0% for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in 2023.
The figure is down 56.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1965.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 47 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 imports by the reporting economy, residual in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +145.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -71.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1965 | -0.0% | -192.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -37.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +204.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +155.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +42.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +224.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -65.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +29.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +192.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +104.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -32.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -95.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +247.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +52.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +109.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -59.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +136.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +733.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -60.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -58.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +522.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -94.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +241.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +155.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +53.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -56.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +733.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | +522.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 imports by the reporting economy, residual in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1965.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.