Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
31st
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1986
Years of data
50
1976–2025
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income is 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income peaked at 0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
Lower middle income ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.1648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1433 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1975 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 28 Belgium 0.5321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Montenegro 0.5316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Libya 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Malaysia 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Latvia 0.5266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Laos 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Estonia 0.5181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lower middle income was 0.2098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does Lower middle income rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.