Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 13 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6897 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 North Macedonia 0.6837 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Cape Verde 0.6684 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Lebanon 0.6665 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports (current US$) 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.