Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 0.122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 23 Guinea 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Switzerland 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Oman 0.5043 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 North Macedonia 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Namibia 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Zambia 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 317.84 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ 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.