Merchandise trade in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Merchandise trade was 35.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 35.7% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Lower middle income peaked at 47.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 18.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 21.4% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.5% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 29.9% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 30.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 27.5% | 37.7% | 6 |
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 601.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 29.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 45.6% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 424.85 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Lower middle income?
- Merchandise trade in Lower middle income was 35.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1970.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. 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.