Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Hungary
Hungary: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 11.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Hungary, 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 Hungary stood at 11.0%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Hungary peaked at 24.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1994.
Hungary ranks 143rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.4% | — |
| 1961 | 14.6% | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.1% | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 13.8% | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 13.8% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 18.3% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 17.8% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | -39.1% |
| 1986 | 13.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 8.2% | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -50.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 98% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 11.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 70% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 13.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 10.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More private sector data for Hungary
- Merchandise trade 133.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 168.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,746 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Hungary?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Hungary was 11.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1994.
- How does Hungary rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Hungary ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.