Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 4.52 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 4.52 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and up 138.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 52.57 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21.62 % change on previous year, in 2020.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -7.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 15.93 % change on previous year | -306.2% |
| 1978 | 37.8 % change on previous year | +137.3% |
| 1979 | 32.87 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 41.11 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8918 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1982 | -0.8978 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 1983 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +179.4% |
| 1984 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -247.8% |
| 1985 | 5.28 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1986 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1987 | 11.36 % change on previous year | +312.5% |
| 1988 | 13.5 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 10.52 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1991 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -221.2% |
| 1992 | 8.44 % change on previous year | -229.6% |
| 1993 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 22.71 % change on previous year | +225.3% |
| 1995 | 26.91 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 12.64 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1997 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1998 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -138.4% |
| 1999 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -267.1% |
| 2000 | 16.65 % change on previous year | +416.5% |
| 2001 | -5.39 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 2002 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -187.5% |
| 2003 | 22.74 % change on previous year | +382.0% |
| 2004 | 35.91 % change on previous year | +58.0% |
| 2005 | 35.89 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.39 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2007 | 23.87 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 51.6 % change on previous year | +116.2% |
| 2009 | -14.79 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 2010 | 30.44 % change on previous year | -305.8% |
| 2011 | 32.22 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2013 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -160.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7583 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2015 | -11.91 % change on previous year | +1470.7% |
| 2016 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2017 | 19.53 % change on previous year | -432.7% |
| 2018 | 14.71 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2019 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 2020 | -21.62 % change on previous year | +288.0% |
| 2021 | 52.57 % change on previous year | -343.2% |
| 2022 | 21.78 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 2023 | -7.79 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2024 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 2025 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1470.7% | -0.7583 % change on previous year | -11.91 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.72 % change on previous year | -7.73 % change on previous year | 37.8 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.57 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 41.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.28 % change on previous year | -6.51 % change on previous year | 26.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.36 % change on previous year | -14.79 % change on previous year | 51.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 % change on previous year | -11.91 % change on previous year | 32.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.29 % change on previous year | -21.62 % change on previous year | 52.57 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 22 Uzbekistan 16.24 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Kosovo 16.15 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 16.15 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Morocco 16.09 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Suriname 15.65 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Gambia 15.38 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 14.73 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 4.52 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.57 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.62 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.