Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Euro area
Euro area: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Euro area, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 2.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Euro area peaked at 9.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Euro area ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.4% | — |
| 1961 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 6.2% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 6.3% | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 9.6% | +77.3% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -46.8% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +77.3% | 5.4% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Euro area?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Euro area was 2.3% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Euro area ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.