Trade in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Trade was 48.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Low & middle income stood at 48.5%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Low & middle income peaked at 60.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1962.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.1% | — |
| 1961 | 15.6% | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 14.0% | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 14.9% | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 14.5% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 15.3% | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 22.6% | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 28.7% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 32.6% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 15.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 31.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 45.7% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 44.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 43.5% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Imports of goods and services 10.10 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 12.63 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 32.0% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 13.11 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross capital formation 12.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.7% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 33.2% (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,894 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.45 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Low & middle income?
- Trade in Low & middle income was 48.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1962.
- How does Low & middle income rank for trade?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.