Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 1,358 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 1,358 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Middle income peaked at 1,358 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.98 current US$ per person, in 1962.
Middle income ranks 25th 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$), per capita in Middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.11 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 13.7 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 12.98 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 13.37 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 14.7 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 15.12 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 15.73 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 15.64 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 15.82 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 16.43 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 18.13 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 19.71 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 21.59 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 28.8 current US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 1974 | 45.72 current US$ per person | +58.8% |
| 1975 | 54.33 current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 53.59 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 60.59 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 68.59 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 76.64 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 105.31 current US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 116.29 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 102.08 current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 91.2 current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 90.31 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 87.56 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 85.07 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 90.95 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 106.42 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 113.24 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 120.63 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 129.24 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 144 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 155.78 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 172.03 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 204.61 current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 217.84 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 231.14 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 214.99 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 217.55 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 255.65 current US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 250.32 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 261.77 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 309.21 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 396.82 current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 468.84 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 545.79 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 650.02 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 793.51 current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 635.44 current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 822.62 current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 1,003 current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 1,036 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,063 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,045 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 897.77 current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 834.76 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 945.65 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 1,056 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 1,017 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 917.71 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1,200 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 1,338 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1,260 current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 1,298 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 1,358 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.76 current US$ per person | 12.98 current US$ per person | 16.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.77 current US$ per person | 18.13 current US$ per person | 76.64 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.84 current US$ per person | 85.07 current US$ per person | 116.29 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 180.78 current US$ per person | 120.63 current US$ per person | 231.14 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 456.74 current US$ per person | 250.32 current US$ per person | 793.51 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 971.99 current US$ per person | 822.62 current US$ per person | 1,063 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,229 current US$ per person | 917.71 current US$ per person | 1,358 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 27 Lithuania 16,964 current US$ per person compare
- 28 Hungary 16,733 current US$ per person compare
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$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Middle income?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Middle income was 1,358 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,358 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.98 current US$ per person in 1962.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle 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.