What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 1,954 current US$ per person in 2025.

What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 5.52 current US$ per person in 1962.

How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 1,954 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1,954 current US$ per person

Change on year

up 4.3%

Rank

23rd

of 45 groups

All-time high

1,954 current US$ per person

in 2025

All-time low

5.52 current US$ per person

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960–2025

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

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1,954 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1,954 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.52 current US$ per person, in 1962.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per person	Change
1960	6.94 current US$ per person	—
1961	6.52 current US$ per person	-6.0%
1962	5.52 current US$ per person	-15.4%
1963	5.53 current US$ per person	+0.3%
1964	6.19 current US$ per person	+11.9%
1965	6.83 current US$ per person	+10.3%
1966	6.97 current US$ per person	+2.0%
1967	7.06 current US$ per person	+1.3%
1968	7.09 current US$ per person	+0.4%
1969	7.14 current US$ per person	+0.7%
1970	7.71 current US$ per person	+8.0%
1971	7.84 current US$ per person	+1.6%
1972	9.16 current US$ per person	+16.9%
1973	13.55 current US$ per person	+47.9%
1974	20.12 current US$ per person	+48.5%
1975	21.11 current US$ per person	+4.9%
1976	20.96 current US$ per person	-0.7%
1977	23.49 current US$ per person	+12.0%
1978	29.24 current US$ per person	+24.5%
1979	37.13 current US$ per person	+27.0%
1980	47.81 current US$ per person	+28.7%
1981	52.09 current US$ per person	+9.0%
1982	51.29 current US$ per person	-1.5%
1983	53.22 current US$ per person	+3.8%
1984	54.62 current US$ per person	+2.6%
1985	58.86 current US$ per person	+7.8%
1986	57.97 current US$ per person	-1.5%
1987	63.94 current US$ per person	+10.3%
1988	79.81 current US$ per person	+24.8%
1989	91.77 current US$ per person	+15.0%
1990	100.07 current US$ per person	+9.0%
1991	114.48 current US$ per person	+14.4%
1992	128.97 current US$ per person	+12.7%
1993	151.13 current US$ per person	+17.2%
1994	175.2 current US$ per person	+15.9%
1995	213 current US$ per person	+21.6%
1996	222.08 current US$ per person	+4.3%
1997	224.26 current US$ per person	+1.0%
1998	184.26 current US$ per person	-17.8%
1999	204.31 current US$ per person	+10.9%
2000	261.14 current US$ per person	+27.8%
2001	260.6 current US$ per person	-0.2%
2002	296.43 current US$ per person	+13.8%
2003	371.04 current US$ per person	+25.2%
2004	481.64 current US$ per person	+29.8%
2005	563.24 current US$ per person	+16.9%
2006	652.13 current US$ per person	+15.8%
2007	765.51 current US$ per person	+17.4%
2008	906.89 current US$ per person	+18.5%
2009	763.52 current US$ per person	-15.8%
2010	1,039 current US$ per person	+36.1%
2011	1,281 current US$ per person	+23.3%
2012	1,336 current US$ per person	+4.2%
2013	1,402 current US$ per person	+5.0%
2014	1,393 current US$ per person	-0.6%
2015	1,212 current US$ per person	-13.0%
2016	1,156 current US$ per person	-4.6%
2017	1,336 current US$ per person	+15.5%
2018	1,525 current US$ per person	+14.1%
2019	1,478 current US$ per person	-3.1%
2020	1,421 current US$ per person	-3.9%
2021	1,834 current US$ per person	+29.1%
2022	1,931 current US$ per person	+5.3%
2023	1,808 current US$ per person	-6.4%
2024	1,875 current US$ per person	+3.7%
2025	1,954 current US$ per person	+4.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.58 current US$ per person	5.52 current US$ per person	7.14 current US$ per person	10
1970s	19.03 current US$ per person	7.71 current US$ per person	37.13 current US$ per person	10
1980s	61.14 current US$ per person	47.81 current US$ per person	91.77 current US$ per person	10
1990s	171.78 current US$ per person	100.07 current US$ per person	224.26 current US$ per person	10
2000s	532.21 current US$ per person	260.6 current US$ per person	906.89 current US$ per person	10
2010s	1,316 current US$ per person	1,039 current US$ per person	1,525 current US$ per person	10
2020s	1,804 current US$ per person	1,421 current US$ per person	1,954 current US$ per person	6

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

20 Slovakia 22,646 current US$ per person compare
21 Bermuda 19,286 current US$ per person compare
22 Norway 19,127 current US$ per person compare
23 Sweden 18,967 current US$ per person compare
24 Estonia 18,513 current US$ per person compare
25 Germany 18,479 current US$ per person compare
26 Greenland 17,983 current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
Food imports 8.5% (2024)
Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 5.1% (2024)
Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,528 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1,954 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 1,954 current US$ per person in 2025.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 5.52 current US$ per person in 1962.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Population, total

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Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.