Trade in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Trade was 50.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1988–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 50.2% for trade in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 63.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 1988.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Trade in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 42.3% | — |
| 1989 | 44.3% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 44.4% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.3% | 42.3% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 42.7% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 53.0% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 52.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 47.2% | 55.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Services, value added 552.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 106.03 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 572.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 364.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 286.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 28.4% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Trade in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 50.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 1988.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for trade?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.