Trade in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Trade was 46.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Lower middle income stood at 46.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Lower middle income peaked at 56.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1969.
Lower middle income ranks 37th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.8% | — |
| 1961 | 21.7% | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 21.8% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 21.7% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 21.2% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 20.0% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 21.7% | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 27.0% | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 30.4% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 32.0% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 31.5% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 27.2% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 27.3% | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 28.0% | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 19.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.7% | 19.2% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.0% | 24.4% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 28.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 33.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 42.6% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 39.9% | 51.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 6.85 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 31.3% (2025)
- Trade in services 14.1% (2025)
- Services, value added 4.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Services, value added 61.3% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 5.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 7.04 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 1.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Lower middle income?
- Trade in Lower middle income was 46.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1969.
- How does Lower middle income rank for trade?
- Lower middle income ranks 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.