Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 9.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 9.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 10.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1968.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +79.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -64.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +59.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -31.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -23.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +67.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +28.7% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -43.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +55.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +149.8% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +61.4% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -17.7% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -20.3% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +149.8% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 1 Turkmenistan 45.2% compare
- 2 Kosovo 32.2% compare
- 2 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 32.2% compare
- 4 Montenegro 31.6% compare
- 5 Tajikistan 28.7% compare
- 6 Georgia 26.6% compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 9.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1968.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.