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

Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Lower middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.5%

Rank

30th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1969

Years of data

1960–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income is 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income peaked at 0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1969.

That places Lower middle income 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1962	0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1963	0.0803 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1964	0.086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1965	0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1966	0.0931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1967	0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1968	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1969	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1970	0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1971	0.0829 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1972	0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1973	0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1974	0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.8%
1975	0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
1976	0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1977	0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1978	0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1979	0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1980	0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1981	0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1982	0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1983	0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1984	0.115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1985	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1986	0.1034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1987	0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1988	0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1989	0.1117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1990	0.1176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1991	0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1992	0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1993	0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1994	0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1995	0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1996	0.1343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1997	0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1998	0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1999	0.1543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2000	0.1432 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2001	0.1408 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2002	0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2003	0.1478 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2004	0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2005	0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2006	0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2007	0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2008	0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
2009	0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2010	0.2147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2011	0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
2012	0.2534 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2013	0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2014	0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2015	0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2016	0.1762 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2017	0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2018	0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2019	0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2020	0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2021	0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.9%
2022	0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2023	0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0931 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1762 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

27 Czechia 0.6649 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Latvia 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
29 Kosovo 0.6163 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Lithuania 0.602 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Tajikistan 0.5765 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
32 Namibia 0.5739 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5561 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Lower middle income

Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
Food imports 9.8% (2024)
Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 14.8% (2024)
Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Lower middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Lower middle income was 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Lower middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Lower middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969.
How does Lower middle income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Lower middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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.