Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Low income
Low income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income is 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8505 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
That places Low income 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.9727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.86 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 6 Palau 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Tonga 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Yemen 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Jordan 1.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Eritrea 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Gambia 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8505 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Low income rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.