Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1963.
That places Europe & Central Asia 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 2 Djibouti 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Slovenia 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Singapore 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Viet Nam 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Slovakia 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Malaysia 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia
- Merchandise trade 62.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,690 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 10,816 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia was 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.