Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 317.84 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 317.84 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 317.84 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.19 current US$ per person, in 1960.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.63 current US$ per person | 18.19 current US$ per person | 23.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.97 current US$ per person | 25.76 current US$ per person | 70.65 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.63 current US$ per person | 63.11 current US$ per person | 92.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.53 current US$ per person | 61.84 current US$ per person | 77.42 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.04 current US$ per person | 75.23 current US$ per person | 218.38 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 253.39 current US$ per person | 213.6 current US$ per person | 290.06 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 275.44 current US$ per person | 210.74 current US$ per person | 317.84 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 39 Brunei Darussalam 12,944 current US$ per person compare
- 40 Qatar 12,629 current US$ per person compare
- 41 Seychelles 12,385 current US$ per person compare
- 42 Korea 12,226 current US$ per person compare
- 43 Guyana 12,222 current US$ per person compare
- 44 Northern Mariana Islands 11,759 current US$ per person compare
- 45 Portugal 11,648 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 317.84 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 317.84 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.19 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.