How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low & middle income

Name: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low & middle income
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Low & middle income: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.0%

Rank

25th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low & middle income, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income stood at 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income peaked at 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

Low & middle income ranks 25th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1962	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1963	0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1964	0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1965	0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1966	0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1967	0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1968	0.0614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1969	0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1970	0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1971	0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1972	0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1973	0.0661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1974	0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
1975	0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
1976	0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1977	0.0803 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1978	0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1979	0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1980	0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1981	0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1982	0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1983	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1984	0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1985	0.1045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1986	0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1987	0.1006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1988	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1989	0.1131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1990	0.1161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1991	0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1992	0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1993	0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1994	0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1995	0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1996	0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1997	0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1998	0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1999	0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2000	0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
2001	0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2002	0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2003	0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2004	0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2005	0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2006	0.2681 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2007	0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2008	0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2009	0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
2010	0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2011	0.2326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2012	0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2013	0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2014	0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2015	0.1971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2016	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2017	0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2018	0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2019	0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2020	0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2021	0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2022	0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2023	0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

22 Thailand 0.5422 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Lithuania 0.5323 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.5296 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Latvia 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5224 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Congo 0.5211 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Cambodia 0.5207 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income was 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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: 249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.