Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) by country
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of...
Countries reporting
206
Highest
45.2%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0.0%
Kiribati
Median
1.6%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
11,208
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 45.2% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6%, and the mean is 4.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,756.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Naoero (up 54,208.4%), and the largest decrease in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (down 98.8%).
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe &: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 45.2% | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 32.2% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 32.2% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 4 | Montenegro | 31.6% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 28.7% | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 6 | Georgia | 26.6% | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 7 | Iraq | 25.7% | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 24.2% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 23.4% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 19.6% | 2023 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 19.4% | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 12 | Libya | 18.7% | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.6% | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Albania | 17.1% | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 17.0% | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.2% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 15.5% | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 15.4% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.0% | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 12.3% | 2023 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Greece | 12.2% | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 11.9% | 2023 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Eritrea | 11.8% | 2023 | up 711.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Croatia | 11.4% | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Somalia | 11.3% | 2023 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 11.3% | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 11.1% | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 9.9% | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 29 | Djibouti | 9.9% | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Lebanon | 9.8% | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.3% | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovenia | 9.3% | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 9.2% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 8.3% | 2023 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Tunisia | 7.7% | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Palestine, State of | 7.6% | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 37 | Faroe Islands | 6.8% | 2023 | up 1,016.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 6.7% | 2023 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 6.6% | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 6.0% | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Morocco | 6.0% | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 6.0% | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 5.9% | 2023 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 5.7% | 2023 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.4% | 2023 | up 4,583.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Yemen | 5.0% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 4.7% | 2023 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Togo | 4.7% | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.7% | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 4.5% | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.4% | 2022 | up 11,361.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Türkiye | 4.2% | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Belarus | 4.2% | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 4.2% | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2023 | up 296.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 3.8% | 2023 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 58 | Mauritius | 3.6% | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 3.6% | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 3.6% | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 3.5% | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Austria | 3.4% | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Lithuania | 3.3% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 64 | Cyprus | 3.2% | 2023 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Cameroon | 3.1% | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.1% | 2023 | up 505.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Malta | 3.0% | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 3.0% | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 3.0% | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 3.0% | 2023 | up 296.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 2.9% | 2023 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Germany | 2.8% | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Haiti | 2.7% | 2023 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 75 | Mauritania | 2.6% | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.4% | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Suriname | 2.4% | 2023 | up 1,268.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 2.4% | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Gabon | 2.3% | 2023 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 80 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.3% | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.2% | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 83 | South Sudan | 2.1% | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 2.1% | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 2.1% | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 86 | France | 2.1% | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.1% | 2023 | up 447.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Rwanda | 2.1% | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 2.1% | 2023 | up 337.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 2.0% | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 91 | Benin | 2.0% | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 1.9% | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 1.9% | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | 1.8% | 2023 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Ghana | 1.8% | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.7% | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 1.7% | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Guinea | 1.7% | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Gambia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 102 | San Marino | 1.7% | 2023 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 1.6% | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 1.6% | 2023 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Mali | 1.6% | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 1.6% | 2023 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Congo | 1.5% | 2023 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahrain | 1.5% | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 1.5% | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.5% | 2023 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 1.4% | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.4% | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Norway | 1.4% | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Denmark | 1.4% | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Nigeria | 1.4% | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 119 | Oman | 1.4% | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 1.3% | 2023 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 1.3% | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 1.3% | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Iceland | 1.3% | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | 1.2% | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Angola | 1.2% | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Finland | 1.2% | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 127 | French Polynesia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 128 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 129 | Uganda | 1.0% | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Korea | 1.0% | 2023 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | 1.0% | 2023 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2023 | up 328.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Seychelles | 1.0% | 2023 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2023 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Peru | 0.9% | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Gibraltar | 0.9% | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2023 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 0.8% | 2023 | up 1,142.1% | volatile |
| 142 | India | 0.7% | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 144 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 145 | Barbados | 0.6% | 2023 | up 354.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2023 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2023 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6% | 2023 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2023 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Botswana | 0.6% | 2023 | up 1,687.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Canada | 0.5% | 2023 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 0.5% | 2023 | up 3,188.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2023 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Chile | 0.5% | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 2,215.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Australia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 302.3% | volatile |
| 163 | New Zealand | 0.4% | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 0.4% | 2023 | up 631.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Singapore | 0.3% | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Japan | 0.3% | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3% | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.3% | 2011 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Hong Kong, China | 0.3% | 2023 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Aruba | 0.2% | 2023 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Bahamas | 0.2% | 2023 | up 1,075.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2011 | up 987.3% | volatile |
| 182 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Macau, China | 0.2% | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 0.2% | 2023 | up 6,412.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2023 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Guam | 0.1% | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Fiji | 0.1% | 2017 | up 361.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 190 | American Samoa | 0.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Naoero | 0.1% | 2023 | up 54,208.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,162.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.1% | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2023 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | up 38,698.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Curaçao | 0.0% | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2009 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.0% | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 204 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 915.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2023 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 9.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 9.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.1%
- Arab World 6.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 6.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 5.4%
- IDA blend 4.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 4.1%
- Other small states 3.8%
- IDA total 3.7%
- IDA only 3.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 3.4%
- Low income 3.4%
- European Union 3.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 3.2%
- IBRD only 3.2%
- Euro area 3.1%
- Small states 2.9%
- Lower middle income 2.6%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.4%
- High income 2.4%
- World 2.4%
- Low & middle income 2.4%
- Middle income 2.4%
- Upper middle income 2.3%
- Least developed countries 2.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 2.1%
- Africa Western and Central 2.1%
- OECD members 2.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 2.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.7%
- Caribbean Small States 1.3%
- Pacific island small states 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.3%
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region 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.