Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 26.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 26.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 34.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1995.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.5% | — |
| 1961 | 8.8% | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 11.6% | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 10.4% | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 9.3% | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10.4% | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +28.3% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +18.0% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 25.2% | +25.2% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 26.5% | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 25.7% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 11.3% | -44.9% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 9.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 23.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.7% | 26.2% | 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 outside in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1995.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 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.