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

Low income ranks 14th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Low income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 7.5%

Rank

14th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Low 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$), per unit in Low income stood at 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low income peaked at 0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

Low income ranks 14th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 income, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1962	0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1963	0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1964	0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.3%
1965	0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1966	0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1967	0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1968	0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1969	0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1970	0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1971	0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1972	0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1973	0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1974	0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1975	0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1976	0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1977	0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1978	0.0892 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
1979	0.1005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1980	0.1176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.0%
1981	0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.3%
1982	0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1983	0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1984	0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1985	0.1221 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1986	0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1987	0.1169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1988	0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1989	0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1990	0.1411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.9%
1991	0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1992	0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.8%
1993	0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1994	0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1995	0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1996	0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1997	0.205 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1998	0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1999	0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2000	0.2467 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.4%
2001	0.3192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
2002	0.2986 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2003	0.2922 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2004	0.3185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2005	0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.2%
2006	0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2007	0.3598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.5%
2008	0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2009	0.3409 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2010	0.3517 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2011	0.2381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.3%
2012	0.2412 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2013	0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2014	0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2015	0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2016	0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2017	0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2018	0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2019	0.2267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2020	0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2021	0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2022	0.2172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2023	0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3517 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Low income

11 Belgium 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
12 Slovakia 0.8488 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Singapore 0.828 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Kyrgyzstan 0.8245 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Belarus 0.788 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
16 Lesotho 0.7723 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 North Macedonia 0.7601 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Low income

Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
Food imports 17.6% (2019)
Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low income?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Low income was 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Low income?: The highest recorded value was 0.3809 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Low income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Low income ranks 14th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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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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.