Merchandise trade in Middle income
Middle income: Merchandise trade was 41.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 41.5% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Middle income peaked at 53.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1969.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 17.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 24.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 29.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 40.5% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 37.0% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 37.0% | 44.1% | 6 |
More private sector data for Middle income
- Merchandise exports 8.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2024)
- Food exports 10.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.0% (2024)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 24.4% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 39.5% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Middle income?
- Merchandise trade in Middle income was 41.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1969.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.