Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.
That places Early-demographic dividend 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.2% |
| 1975 | 0.158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 33 Latvia 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Estonia 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Belarus 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 American Samoa 0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Faroe Islands 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Lithuania 0.4372 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Qatar 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,026 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Early-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Early-demographic dividend was 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.