Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income stood at 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Low income ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 40 Ireland 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Nicaragua 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.