How does Europe & Central Asia rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Europe & Central Asia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.8%

Rank

7th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.3718 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.3718 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1962	0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1963	0.1089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1964	0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1965	0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1966	0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1967	0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1968	0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1969	0.1189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1970	0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1971	0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1972	0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1973	0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1974	0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
1975	0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1976	0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1977	0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1978	0.1482 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1979	0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1980	0.1691 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1981	0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1983	0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1984	0.1735 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1985	0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1986	0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1987	0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1988	0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1989	0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1990	0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1991	0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1992	0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1993	0.1572 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1994	0.1718 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1995	0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1996	0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1997	0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1998	0.2178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1999	0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2000	0.2704 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2001	0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2002	0.2531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2003	0.2532 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2004	0.2624 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2005	0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2006	0.2921 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2007	0.298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2008	0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2009	0.2611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2010	0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2011	0.3108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2012	0.313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2013	0.3035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2014	0.2992 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2015	0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2016	0.2989 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2017	0.3115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2018	0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2019	0.3153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2020	0.3017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2021	0.3285 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2022	0.3718 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2023	0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1436 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1837 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1572 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2735 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3718 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

4 Djibouti 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Bhutan 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Slovenia 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Gambia 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Palau 0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Lebanon 0.8973 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia

Merchandise trade 62.2% (2025)
Food imports 10.3% (2024)
Manufactures imports 68.9% (2024)
Merchandise imports 10.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.6% (2024)
Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
Merchandise exports 9.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,690 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Europe & Central Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Europe & Central Asia was 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The highest recorded value was 0.3718 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.108 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.