What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.

How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Pre-demographic dividend

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

Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 16.2%

Rank

31st

of 44 groups

All-time high

0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2009

All-time low

0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 31st 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1962	0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1963	0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1964	0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.6%
1965	0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1966	0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1967	0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1968	0.1202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1969	0.1181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1970	0.1247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1971	0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1972	0.1342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1973	0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1974	0.1473 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1975	0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
1976	0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1977	0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1978	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1979	0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.9%
1980	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.4%
1981	0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+139.8%
1982	0.1579 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1983	0.1301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1984	0.1189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1985	0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1986	0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1987	0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1988	0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1989	0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1990	0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.2%
1991	0.1315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.9%
1992	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.7%
1993	0.1745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1994	0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1995	0.1266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1996	0.1053 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1997	0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1998	0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1999	0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.3%
2000	0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2001	0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
2002	0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2003	0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.6%
2004	0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2005	0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2006	0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2007	0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2008	0.2174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2009	0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2010	0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2011	0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2012	0.2038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2013	0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2014	0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2015	0.197 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2016	0.1837 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2017	0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2018	0.1883 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2019	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2020	0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2021	0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2022	0.1752 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2023	0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

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
34 Cambodia 0.5553 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend

Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
Food imports 15.5% (2019)
Manufactures imports 63.9% (2019)
Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 12.3% (2023)
Manufactures exports 7.6% (2023)
Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Pre-demographic dividend →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Pre-demographic dividend?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?: The highest recorded value was 0.2188 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.