Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece
Greece: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 25.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece stood at 25.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece peaked at 26.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1964.
That places Greece 86th 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 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.7% | — |
| 1961 | 8.6% | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 6.9% | -20.6% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | +29.0% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +39.7% |
| 1968 | 8.6% | -18.0% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | +30.6% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 9.2% | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +49.3% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 17.7% | +37.4% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +29.6% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -36.1% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | -22.3% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +40.2% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +38.2% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -2.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 25.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 25.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 6.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 9.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 7.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 16.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 19.2% | 26.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Greece was 25.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1964.
- How does Greece rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Greece ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.