Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Ukraine
Ukraine: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 9.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Ukraine, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 9.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Ukraine peaked at 20.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1998.
Ukraine ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.0% | — |
| 1994 | 8.4% | -30.2% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -48.5% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +64.9% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +55.7% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -17.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 9.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 6.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 9.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 14.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 9.9% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Ukraine?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Ukraine was 9.9% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1998.
- How does Ukraine rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Ukraine ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.