Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 10.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 10.0%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 14.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1974.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -33.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +34.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | +29.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +57.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | +21.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -70.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +27.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -41.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +39.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +67.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +105.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -31.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +22.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -33.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -18.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +40.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +60.1% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +351.3% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +65.6% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +142.2% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +351.3% | 0.8% | 3.5% |
| 1994 | +142.2% | 5.8% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 0.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 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 within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 10.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1974.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.