Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Czechia
Czechia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Czechia stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Czechia peaked at 3.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1997.
Czechia ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.3% | — |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +63.9% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +31.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 2.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Czechia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Czechia was 3.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
- How does Czechia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Czechia ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.