Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 4.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 4.1% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 4.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1961 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +35.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +57.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +58.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia
- Merchandise trade 62.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,690 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Europe & Central Asia was 4.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 38th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.