Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2285 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
19th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend is 0.2285 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
That places Post-demographic dividend 19th 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$), per unit of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 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
- 21 Seychelles 0.6368 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6178 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Post-demographic dividend was 0.2285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.