Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 64.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 64.9% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 97.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1980.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 97.7% | — |
| 1961 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 94.1% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 92.9% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 95.3% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 93.7% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 92.4% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 90.7% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 85.9% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 82.0% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 76.2% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.8% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 76.3% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 59.4% | -22.2% |
| 1981 | 62.5% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 61.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 79.2% | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 73.2% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 74.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 86.1% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 82.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 82.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 80.4% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.4% | 92.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.5% | 71.8% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 59.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 79.0% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 71.2% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 67.7% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.9% | 66.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 64.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.