Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine
Ukraine: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine peaked at 1.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +206.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +29286.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +67.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29286.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 1993 | +206.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Ukraine 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 recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Ukraine ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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 Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan 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.