Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in IDA total
IDA total: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1969
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA total peaked at 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1969.
That places IDA total 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in IDA total, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1667 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6178 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Bhutan 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Thailand 0.5978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Curaçao 0.5776 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 0.5734 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.565 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Nicaragua 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA total?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in IDA total was 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969.
- How does IDA total rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- IDA total ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) 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$)
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.