Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.9% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1980.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.9% | — |
| 1961 | 1.6% | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -42.3% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +57.5% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -24.7% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +73.4% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -21.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -25.4% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +29.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -35.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +39.7% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +80.3% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -43.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +19.8% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +67.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -48.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +80.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 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 south in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in south rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 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.