Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
That places Upper middle income 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 43 Kuwait 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Lesotho 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Upper middle income rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.