Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
That places OECD members 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 31 Eswatini 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Kuwait 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Latvia 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Estonia 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Belarus 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 American Samoa 0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Faroe Islands 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,313 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0817 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does OECD members rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.