Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.
That places Late-demographic dividend 33rd 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$), per unit of GDP in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0846 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 30 Montenegro 0.5477 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More private sector data for Late-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.71 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Late-demographic dividend was 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.