Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1969
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income is 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income peaked at 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1969.
Middle income ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1767 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 40 Tunisia 0.4972 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise trade 41.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,449 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle income was 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969.
- How does Middle income rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Middle income ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.