Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
That places Post-demographic dividend 21st out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 18 Gabon 0.6534 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 0.6131 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 0.5951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 North Macedonia 0.5673 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Post-demographic dividend was 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) 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$)
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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.