Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
All-time low
0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1966
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1966.
That places Upper middle income 38th 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$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0998 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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 Timor-Leste 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
- 41 Mauritania 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- How does Upper middle income rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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$)
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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.