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

The highest recorded value was 0.4375 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?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th 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?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.9%

Rank

8th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 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, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1962	0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1963	0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1964	0.1421 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.7%
1965	0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1966	0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1967	0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1968	0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1969	0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1970	0.1334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1971	0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1972	0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1973	0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.2%
1974	0.2708 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.4%
1975	0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1976	0.2584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
1977	0.241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1978	0.2221 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1979	0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.8%
1980	0.322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
1981	0.3461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1982	0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1983	0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1984	0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1985	0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1986	0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
1987	0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.4%
1988	0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1989	0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
1990	0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1991	0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
1992	0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1993	0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1994	0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1995	0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1996	0.2333 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1997	0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1998	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1999	0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
2000	0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.8%
2001	0.303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2002	0.3055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2003	0.3417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2004	0.364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2005	0.3906 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2006	0.3969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2007	0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2008	0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
2009	0.2864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.5%
2010	0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
2011	0.3609 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2012	0.3683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2013	0.3492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2014	0.3276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2015	0.2378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.4%
2016	0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2017	0.2263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2018	0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
2019	0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2020	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2021	0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
2022	0.2791 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
2023	0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2708 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3535 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2895 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2791 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

5 Gambia 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Slovenia 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Singapore 0.9307 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Slovakia 0.8793 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Belgium 0.8644 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Netherlands 0.8016 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Vietnam 0.7955 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

Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
Food imports 11.7% (2023)
Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 4.1% (2023)
Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.4375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.

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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.