What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.

What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.

How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 10.9%

Rank

10th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

All-time low

0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1986

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1962	0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1963	0.2113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1964	0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1965	0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1966	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1967	0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1968	0.1571 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1969	0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1970	0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1971	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1972	0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1973	0.1814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1974	0.2139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.9%
1975	0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1976	0.2259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1977	0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1978	0.2466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1979	0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1980	0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1981	0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1982	0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
1983	0.2098 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1984	0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1985	0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1986	0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1987	0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1988	0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
1989	0.2034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1990	0.1476 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.4%
1991	0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.6%
1992	0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1993	0.2451 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1994	0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1995	0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1996	0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1997	0.2041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1998	0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1999	0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2000	0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2001	0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2002	0.2024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2003	0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2004	0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
2005	0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2006	0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2007	0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2008	0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2009	0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2010	0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2011	0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2012	0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2013	0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2014	0.2396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2015	0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2016	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2017	0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2018	0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2019	0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2020	0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2021	0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2022	0.2359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2023	0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2024	0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2025	0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1476 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2451 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

7 Singapore 0.8377 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Slovakia 0.7934 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Belgium 0.7412 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 American Samoa 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Lesotho 0.7286 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
12 Malaysia 0.721 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6897 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
Food imports 18.8% (2019)
Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.4% (2017)
Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.142 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.