Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 63.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 63.8% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 91.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.1% | — |
| 1961 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 88.1% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 88.7% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 88.1% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 85.9% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 82.9% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 79.1% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 73.9% | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 70.0% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 65.3% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 65.1% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 74.8% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 78.9% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 87.8% | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 83.9% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 88.1% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 73.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 65.1% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 77.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 74.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 70.3% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 63.8% | 68.9% | 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 from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 63.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.