Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Greece
Greece: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Greece, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Greece stood at 1.3%.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Greece peaked at 3.8% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Greece 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +23.6% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -37.9% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | -17.1% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | +26.4% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | +31.0% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -48.2% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +48.7% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -41.8% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -29.4% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +21.4% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +46.8% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -55.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +23.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 86% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Greece?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Greece was 1.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Greece ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.