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Low income
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Within the “Low income” group, Liberia leads Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025 at 86.96%, while Sudan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 14.96%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.021.743.565.287.0LiberiaLiberia: 86.96%87.0Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 79.18%79.2MozambiqueMozambique: 77.49%77.5Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 67.50%67.5Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 66.13%66.1Gambia, TheGambia, The: 54.29%54.3UgandaUganda: 49.85%49.9RwandaRwanda: 45.93%45.9Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 45.91%45.9BurundiBurundi: 45.17%45.2Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 40.25%40.2MadagascarMadagascar: 39.44%39.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Liberia 86.96%
2 Syrian Arab Republic 79.18%
3 Mozambique 77.49%
4 Burkina Faso 67.50%
5 Congo, Dem. Rep. 66.13%
6 Gambia, The 54.29%
7 Uganda 49.85%
8 Rwanda 45.93%
9 Sierra Leone 45.91%
10 Burundi 45.17%
11 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 40.25%
12 Madagascar 39.44%
13 Mali 39.35%
14 South Sudan 37.16%
15 Guinea-Bissau 31.73%
16 Malawi 30.89%
17 Eritrea 29.36%
18 Chad 28.87%
19 Central African Republic 27.00%
20 Yemen, Rep. 24.66%
21 Ethiopia 24.21%
22 Afghanistan 22.24%
23 Niger 21.25%
24 Sudan 14.96%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in 2025, Liberia leads with a gap of 7.78% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 24 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Sudan at 14.96%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.