Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income is 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income peaked at 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 28th 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$), per unit of GDP in Middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0936 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1975 | 0.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 30 Congo 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Eswatini 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,358 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income was 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Middle income ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) 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.