Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Euro area
Euro area: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 17.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Euro area, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 17.4% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Euro area peaked at 20.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1999.
Euro area ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.4% | — |
| 1961 | 19.2% | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 18.7% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 18.7% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 18.1% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 17.2% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 15.3% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 19.6% | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | -31.3% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -31.3% | 18.0% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.9% | 14.7% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 11.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 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 outside in Euro area?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Euro area was 17.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1999.
- How does Euro area rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.