Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.2859 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income peaked at 0.2859 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1965.
That places Low & middle income 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 35 Northern Mariana Islands 0.7089 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 0.7078 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Bahrain 0.6999 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Netherlands 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Lithuania 0.6912 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Switzerland 0.6911 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Hungary 0.6815 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 508.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,950 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,487 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income?
- Imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low & middle income was 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2859 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- How does Low & middle income rank for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low & middle income ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.