Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries is 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries peaked at 0.2545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Least developed countries 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.1244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1407 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1897 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1912 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1924 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1819 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.1641 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 14 Lesotho 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.6426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Seychelles 0.6214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 North Macedonia 0.6111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Marshall Islands 0.6068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Slovenia 0.6015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Palau 0.5945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 116.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0852 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 141.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 277.65 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries was 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Least developed countries rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Least developed countries ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.