Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Central Europe and the Baltics, 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 middle in Central Europe and the Baltics is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 18.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Middle in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8% | — |
| 1961 | 5.2% | +37.6% |
| 1962 | 5.6% | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 5.0% | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | -30.0% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -14.8% |
| 1971 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 6.1% | +68.6% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 7.2% | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | -16.4% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +38.9% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +54.4% |
| 1980 | 15.3% | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 12.1% | -21.4% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | +38.0% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -46.9% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -59.5% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -28.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -26.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -40.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 8.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More private sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Merchandise trade 100.1% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,615 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4919 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.