Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Czechia
Czechia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Czechia stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 157.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Czechia peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
That places Czechia 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3% | — |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +78.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +12.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 77% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 76% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +78.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Czechia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Czechia was 1.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Czechia ranks 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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 South 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 South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South 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.