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

Lower middle income
0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia
0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
32nd
Namibia rank
29th

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

  • Lower middle income
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.3447 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.6 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3225 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
1990s 0.153 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2000s 0.1912 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2010s 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3671 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia
2020s 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5672 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3646 current US$ per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.5587 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Namibia?
0.3447 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Namibia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and Namibia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lower middle income ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.