Trade in Middle income
Middle income: Trade was 48.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 48.5% for trade in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Middle income peaked at 60.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1962.
That places Middle income 29th out of 41 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.0% | — |
| 1961 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 14.8% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 14.2% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 15.1% | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 14.4% | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 18.4% | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 22.5% | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 21.6% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.7% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 32.6% | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 48.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.1% | 15.1% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 25.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 32.0% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 45.7% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 44.5% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 43.4% | 52.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- GDP 40.84 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.2% (2025)
- Trade in services 8.2% (2025)
- Services, value added 23.64 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 22.22 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Services, value added 57.9% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 3.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,370 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Middle income?
- Trade in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1962.
- How does Middle income rank for trade?
- Middle income ranks 29th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in 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 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.