Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1967.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +71.1% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +59.0% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -46.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -51.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | +290.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +67.6% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -18.8% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +45.3% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | +36.0% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +35.4% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +45.5% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -28.4% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -29.7% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -15.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +290.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1967.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean 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.