Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.3453 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1966.
That places Late-demographic dividend 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 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
- 9 Belgium 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.7422 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Czechia 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,881 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend was 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3453 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.