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

Lower middle income ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Lower middle income: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.4%

Rank

40th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1960–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income is 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income peaked at 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Lower middle income 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1962	0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1963	0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1964	0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1965	0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1966	0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1967	0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1968	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1969	0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1970	0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1971	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
1972	0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.5%
1973	0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1974	0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.2%
1975	0.1005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1976	0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1977	0.1099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1978	0.1001 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1979	0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
1980	0.0854 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.4%
1981	0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1982	0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1983	0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1984	0.0943 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1985	0.0898 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1986	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
1987	0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1988	0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1989	0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1990	0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1991	0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1992	0.1137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1993	0.1181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1994	0.1205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1995	0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1996	0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1997	0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1998	0.0983 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1999	0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
2000	0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.4%
2001	0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2002	0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2003	0.1564 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2004	0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2005	0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2006	0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2007	0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2008	0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
2009	0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.8%
2010	0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2011	0.2068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.5%
2012	0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2013	0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2014	0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2015	0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
2016	0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2017	0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2018	0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2019	0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2020	0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2021	0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
2022	0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2023	0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0983 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

37 Lesotho 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Bulgaria 0.4462 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
39 Austria 0.4327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 Iraq 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.397 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Mozambique 0.3934 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Tunisia 0.3899 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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)

All data for Lower middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income was 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Lower middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Lower middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Lower middle income ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Lower middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.