Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria
Austria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 7.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria, 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 outside in Austria is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria peaked at 10.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1999.
Austria ranks 162nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1961 | 5.7% | -16.6% |
| 1962 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 6.5% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +65.4% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -36.2% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -9.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 65% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria 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 | +65.4% | 6.2% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Austria was 7.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1999.
- How does Austria rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Austria ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.