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

Latvia
0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latvia rank
31st
Lower middle income rank
32nd

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

  • Latvia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 203 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4027 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2501 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.473 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1912 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2819 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.5788 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.6087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latvia or Lower middle income?
Latvia, at 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latvia and Lower middle income?
0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lower middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latvia ranks 31st and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 imports (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, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.