Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 82.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics is 82.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 92.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1984.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.5% | — |
| 1961 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 84.8% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 81.8% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 85.3% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 83.6% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 85.5% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 88.7% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 84.7% | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 86.3% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 89.7% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 87.8% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 84.2% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 75.3% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 70.5% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 70.4% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 69.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 75.8% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.3% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 81.1% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 86.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.5% | 81.8% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 75.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 69.4% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 81.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.7% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 84.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Greenland 98.3% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 97.2% compare
- 3 Bermuda 96.6% compare
- 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 95.6% compare
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 imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Central Europe and the Baltics was 82.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1984.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.