Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Slovakia
Slovakia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Slovakia, 1993–2023
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 Slovakia is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Slovakia peaked at 8.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1993.
That places Slovakia 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.2% | — |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +53.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -8.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 65% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 88.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Slovakia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1993.
- How does Slovakia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Slovakia ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.