Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1969
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income is 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1969.
That places Low & middle income 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0959 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 33 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
- 38 East Timor 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Low & middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,301 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969.
- How does Low & middle income rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) 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.