Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3782 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 6 Viet Nam 0.8816 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Singapore 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Slovakia 0.7934 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Belgium 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 American Samoa 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Lesotho 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Malaysia 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3782 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.