Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income stood at 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
Low & middle income ranks 39th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 36 Libya 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Mongolia 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Vanuatu 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Lithuania 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Low & middle income rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.