What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.2%

Rank

25th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2023

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

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.2154 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 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 25th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1962	0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.1%
1963	0.1512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1964	0.1777 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1965	0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
1966	0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1967	0.1499 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1968	0.1454 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1969	0.136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1970	0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1971	0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1972	0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1973	0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.5%
1974	0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1975	0.2356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.0%
1976	0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1977	0.2068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1978	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1979	0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1980	0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1981	0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.7%
1982	0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1983	0.1836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1984	0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1985	0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1986	0.1134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1987	0.1206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1988	0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1989	0.1512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1990	0.1304 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1991	0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.9%
1992	0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1993	0.2275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1994	0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1995	0.2025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1996	0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1997	0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1998	0.1821 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1999	0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2000	0.1745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2001	0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2002	0.2127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2003	0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2004	0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2005	0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2006	0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2007	0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2008	0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2009	0.2512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2010	0.2626 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2011	0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2012	0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2013	0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2014	0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2015	0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2016	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2017	0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2018	0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2019	0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2020	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2021	0.2201 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2022	0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2023	0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1981	+73.7%	0.1442 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1304 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2626 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

22 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Cape Verde 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
24 Kiribati 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Seychelles 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Malaysia 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Czechia 0.6649 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Latvia 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
Food imports 18.5% (2019)
Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.2% (2017)
Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.