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

Middle income ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

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

Middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.4%

Rank

36th

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2023

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

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

Analysis

Middle income recorded 0.1945 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 7.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle income peaked at 0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.

That places Middle income 36th 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1962	0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1963	0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1964	0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1965	0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1966	0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1967	0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1968	0.0645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1969	0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1970	0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1971	0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1972	0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1973	0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1974	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
1975	0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
1976	0.0968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1977	0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1978	0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1979	0.1044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1980	0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1981	0.1284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
1982	0.1183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1983	0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1984	0.1048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1985	0.1026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1986	0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1987	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1988	0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1989	0.1166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1990	0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1991	0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%
1992	0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1993	0.1605 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1994	0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1995	0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1996	0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1997	0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1998	0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1999	0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2000	0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2001	0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2002	0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2003	0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2004	0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2005	0.2353 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2006	0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2007	0.2381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2008	0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2009	0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.5%
2010	0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2011	0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2012	0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2013	0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2014	0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2015	0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2016	0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2017	0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2018	0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2019	0.1845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2020	0.1736 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2021	0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
2022	0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2023	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0854 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1736 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Middle income

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
39 Montenegro 0.5339 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Middle income

Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
Food imports 8.7% (2024)
Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.1% (2024)
Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle income?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Middle income was 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle income?: The highest recorded value was 0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
How does Middle income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Middle income ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.

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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.