Annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Annual growth of imports of goods and services was 4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 4.1% for annual growth of imports of goods and services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 181.2% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 21.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -19.3%, in 2011.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.0% | — |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +155.3% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +53.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -42.3% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -56.8% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +77.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | -2.3% | -125.7% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -294.7% |
| 2011 | -19.3% | -527.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -132.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -55.1% |
| 2015 | -4.9% | -298.2% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | -86.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -948.1% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +109.1% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | -109.0% |
| 2020 | -5.2% | +410.1% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -315.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +51.9% |
| 2023 | -5.1% | -129.8% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -181.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +948.1% | -0.6% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | -2.3% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -19.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | -5.2% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 437,904 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,271 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,183 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.94 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 380,646 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 4.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of imports of goods and services recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth of imports of goods and services recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.3% in 2011.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for annual growth of imports of goods and services?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of imports of goods and services rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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