How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Low & middle income ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low & middle income

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

Low & middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.2%

Rank

35th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low & middle income, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income stood at 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income peaked at 0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.

That places Low & middle income 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1962	0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1963	0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1964	0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1965	0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1966	0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1967	0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1968	0.066 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1969	0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1970	0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1971	0.0627 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1972	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1973	0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1974	0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.6%
1975	0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1976	0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1977	0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1978	0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1979	0.1045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1980	0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1981	0.1292 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
1982	0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1983	0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1984	0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1985	0.1034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1986	0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1987	0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1988	0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1989	0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1990	0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1991	0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1992	0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
1993	0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1994	0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1995	0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1996	0.1654 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1997	0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1998	0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1999	0.1788 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2000	0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2001	0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2002	0.2019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2003	0.2159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2004	0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2005	0.2351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2006	0.2397 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2007	0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2008	0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2009	0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2010	0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2011	0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2012	0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2013	0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2014	0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2015	0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2016	0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2017	0.1847 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2018	0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2019	0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2020	0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2021	0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2022	0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2023	0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1292 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1788 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

32 Namibia 0.5739 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5561 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Cambodia 0.5553 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 Estonia 0.5501 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 Thailand 0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Fiji 0.5455 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Saint Lucia 0.5399 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Low & middle income

Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
Food imports 8.8% (2024)
Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.2% (2024)
Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low & middle income was 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Low & middle income ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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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.