Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2822 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2012
All-time low
0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.2822 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1963.
That places Low income 17th 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$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 17 Cambodia 0.661 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Netherlands 0.6531 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Czechia 0.6479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Hungary 0.6459 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2822 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- How does Low income rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.