Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income stood at 0.2746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
That places Low income 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1921 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.1872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2388 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2633 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 8 Vietnam 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Slovakia 0.7564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.7204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Tuvalu 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6868 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.6672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 14 Lesotho 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.2746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does Low income rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.