Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.3107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +112.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 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
- 13 Guyana 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Hungary 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Libya 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 329.88 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.