What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.3402 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

43rd

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2005

All-time low

0.0647 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

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

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1962	0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1963	0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1964	0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1965	0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1966	0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1967	0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1968	0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1969	0.0668 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1970	0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1971	0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1972	0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1973	0.0819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
1974	0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.8%
1975	0.1044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1976	0.1038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1977	0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1978	0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.3%
1979	0.1488 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1980	0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1981	0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1982	0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1983	0.1675 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1984	0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1985	0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1986	0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1987	0.1834 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1988	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1989	0.2277 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1990	0.2359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1991	0.2533 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1992	0.2598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1993	0.2816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1994	0.2754 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1995	0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1996	0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1997	0.2499 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1998	0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1999	0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2000	0.2711 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2001	0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2002	0.2655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2003	0.296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2004	0.3341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2005	0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2006	0.3296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2007	0.3083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2008	0.2907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2009	0.2271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
2010	0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2011	0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2012	0.2456 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2013	0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2014	0.2185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2015	0.1839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2016	0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2017	0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2018	0.1896 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2019	0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2020	0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2021	0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2022	0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2023	0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2024	0.1805 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2025	0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0805 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1488 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2277 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

40 Tunisia 0.4972 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 250 places →

More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

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$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.3402 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.