What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Name: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 8.3%

Rank

34th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1986

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2023

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

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0954 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1962	0.0858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1963	0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1964	0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.7%
1965	0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1966	0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1967	0.1603 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1968	0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1969	0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.8%
1970	0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1971	0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1972	0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
1973	0.1112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1974	0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
1975	0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
1976	0.1004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1977	0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1978	0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1979	0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.1%
1980	0.1417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1981	0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.0%
1982	0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1983	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1984	0.1349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1985	0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1986	0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.2%
1987	0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.2%
1988	0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1989	0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1990	0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1991	0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1992	0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1993	0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1994	0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1995	0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1996	0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1997	0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1998	0.1266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1999	0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
2000	0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.9%
2001	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2002	0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2003	0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2004	0.2306 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2005	0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2006	0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2007	0.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2008	0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2009	0.2083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.6%
2010	0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2011	0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2012	0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2013	0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2014	0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2015	0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.9%
2016	0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2017	0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
2018	0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
2019	0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2020	0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
2021	0.1592 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.1%
2022	0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
2023	0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

31 Estonia 0.4673 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
32 Poland 0.4671 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Qatar 0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Eswatini 0.4542 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 Namibia 0.4534 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 Switzerland 0.4524 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Lesotho 0.4496 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
Food imports 18.8% (2019)
Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.4% (2017)
Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.