Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA & IBRD total stood at 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1969.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 34th 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$), per unit of GDP in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 31 Latvia 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Estonia 0.5379 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Republic of Moldova 0.5367 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5315 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Fiji 0.5245 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Belarus 0.5179 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Lithuania 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA & IBRD total?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA & IBRD total was 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.