Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in High income
High income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in High income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income stood at 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income peaked at 0.2549 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
High income ranks 15th 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$), per unit of GDP in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 12 Brunei 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Guyana 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Hungary 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Laos 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Libya 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Mongolia 0.6213 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Cambodia 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 12,896 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income was 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2549 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0852 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does High income rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- High income ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.