Trade in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Trade was 48.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Upper middle income stood at 48.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Upper middle income peaked at 62.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1962.
Upper middle income ranks 27th of 41 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6% | — |
| 1961 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | -12.9% |
| 1963 | 14.0% | +11.8% |
| 1964 | 13.5% | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 13.9% | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 13.1% | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 14.3% | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 21.7% | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 22.9% | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 31.7% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 39.2% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 48.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 12.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 14.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.7% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 32.1% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 48.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 44.8% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 44.1% | 52.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Services, value added 56.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.96 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 6.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.7% (2025)
- Services, value added 19.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 17.72 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 10,890 current US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 4.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Upper middle income?
- Trade in Upper middle income was 48.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1962.
- How does Upper middle income rank for trade?
- Upper middle income ranks 27th out of 41 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.