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

The highest recorded value was 0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 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$), per unit of GDP was 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

44th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2005

All-time low

0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1960–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1962	0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1963	0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1964	0.0728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1965	0.0706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1966	0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1967	0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1968	0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1969	0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1970	0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1971	0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1972	0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1973	0.0833 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
1974	0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.8%
1975	0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1976	0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1977	0.1043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1978	0.1359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.3%
1979	0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1980	0.1716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1981	0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1982	0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1983	0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1984	0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1985	0.1645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1986	0.1652 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1987	0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
1988	0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1989	0.2321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1990	0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1991	0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1992	0.2616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1993	0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1994	0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1995	0.2758 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1996	0.2535 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1997	0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1998	0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1999	0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2000	0.2717 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2001	0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2002	0.2661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2003	0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2004	0.3345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.8%
2005	0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2006	0.3299 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2007	0.3085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2008	0.2909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2009	0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
2010	0.256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2011	0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2012	0.2457 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2013	0.2355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2014	0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2015	0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2016	0.173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2017	0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2018	0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2019	0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2020	0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2021	0.1839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2022	0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2023	0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2024	0.1804 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2025	0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1001 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2126 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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

41 Mauritania 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Suriname 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Switzerland 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 El Salvador 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Georgia 0.4858 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Andorra 0.485 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Congo 0.4845 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 250 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$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (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: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.