Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 772.66 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 772.66 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 772.66 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.24 current US$ per person, in 1962.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.03 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 32.18 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1962 | 29.24 current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 33.07 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 35.61 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 35.42 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 37.15 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 36.36 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 35.03 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 37.84 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 40.57 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 43.27 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 53.31 current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 1973 | 69.8 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 123.05 current US$ per person | +76.3% |
| 1975 | 173.78 current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 1976 | 173.73 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 203.32 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 221.63 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 220.05 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 286.46 current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 344.01 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 314.23 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 291.67 current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 270.13 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 234.44 current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 216.87 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 207.62 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 244.61 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 242.3 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 229.6 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 223.16 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 227.66 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 215.06 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 200 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 218.89 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 233.91 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 219.93 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 223.09 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 223.28 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 224.66 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 231.29 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 236.49 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 258.83 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 347.7 current US$ per person | +34.3% |
| 2005 | 411.39 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 436.61 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 512.94 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 672.39 current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 599.41 current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 688.52 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 710.49 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 756.02 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 743.66 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 737.82 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 614.14 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 557.68 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 600.35 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 644.58 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 618.8 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 514.96 current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 615.12 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 712.97 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 674.87 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 729.71 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 772.66 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +76.3% | 69.8 current US$ per person | 123.05 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.69 current US$ per person | 29.24 current US$ per person | 37.84 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 132.25 current US$ per person | 40.57 current US$ per person | 221.63 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 265.24 current US$ per person | 207.62 current US$ per person | 344.01 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 221.46 current US$ per person | 200 current US$ per person | 233.91 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 393.17 current US$ per person | 224.66 current US$ per person | 672.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 667.21 current US$ per person | 557.68 current US$ per person | 756.02 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 670.05 current US$ per person | 514.96 current US$ per person | 772.66 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 26 Greenland 17,983 current US$ per person compare
- 27 Lithuania 16,964 current US$ per person compare
- 28 Hungary 16,733 current US$ per person compare
- 29 Malta 15,900 current US$ per person compare
- 30 Finland 15,030 current US$ per person compare
- 31 Curaçao 14,892 current US$ per person compare
- 32 Aruba 14,745 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 772.66 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 772.66 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.24 current US$ per person in 1962.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) 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.