Exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Exports of goods and services was 24.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 24.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 27.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1966.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 12.5% | — |
| 1966 | 12.1% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | +17.7% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 15.2% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 16.2% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 17.3% | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 16.1% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 13.7% | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 13.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 13.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.4% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 785.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.83 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Exports of goods and services in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 24.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1966.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for exports of goods and services?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.