Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income stood at 0.1942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.2362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
That places Low & middle income 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.1294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.1226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1976 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1957 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1981 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 36 Lithuania 0.5078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Czechia 0.5036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.4988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Moldova 0.4969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Namibia 0.4964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Belarus 0.4921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5761 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,732 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.1942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Low & middle income rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.