Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income is 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
That places Lower middle income 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 24 Estonia 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Kiribati 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Belgium 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Tonga 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income was 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Lower middle income rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.