Ireland vs Lower middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ireland
0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ireland rank
40th
Lower middle income rank
42nd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ireland
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 40th and Lower middle income ranks 42nd of 203 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0968 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1970s 0.3245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1980s 0.4448 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1163 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3285 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.5985 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4689 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2000s 0.5701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1724 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3978 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.456 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.3888 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ireland or Lower middle income?
Ireland, at 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ireland and Lower middle income?
0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lower middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ireland ranks 40th and Lower middle income ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.