Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries peaked at 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Least developed countries ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 32 Cape Verde 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Mauritius 0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Croatia 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Hong Kong 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Barbados 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Samoa 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Netherlands 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Least developed countries
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 15.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 376.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 20.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 311.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 256.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries was 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Least developed countries rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Least developed countries ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.