Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 2.6 % change on previous year for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income peaked at 33.81 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -19.47 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Upper middle income 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -5.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -0.1442 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 1985 | -0.2744 % change on previous year | +90.2% |
| 1986 | -4.73 % change on previous year | +1622.3% |
| 1987 | 12.88 % change on previous year | -372.6% |
| 1988 | 16.75 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 14.68 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 14.49 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.19 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 13.85 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 15.1 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 12.69 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 18.32 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 1996 | 11.68 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1997 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1998 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5108 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2000 | 23.86 % change on previous year | +4572.1% |
| 2001 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 2002 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -257.2% |
| 2003 | 33.81 % change on previous year | +620.6% |
| 2004 | 28.47 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 18.08 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 17.66 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 19.09 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 22.29 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 2009 | -19.47 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 2010 | 33.22 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 2011 | 24.66 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 2013 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2014 | -0.7391 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2015 | -12.69 % change on previous year | +1616.7% |
| 2016 | -4.91 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
| 2017 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -398.9% |
| 2018 | 13.6 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2019 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 2020 | -6.44 % change on previous year | +494.3% |
| 2021 | 31.62 % change on previous year | -590.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 2023 | -3.62 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 2024 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 2025 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4572.1% | 0.5108 % change on previous year | 23.86 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -1622.3% | -0.2744 % change on previous year | -4.73 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1616.7% | -0.7391 % change on previous year | -12.69 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +620.6% | 4.69 % change on previous year | 33.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.87 % change on previous year | -5.05 % change on previous year | 16.75 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1990s | 9.41 % change on previous year | -3.13 % change on previous year | 18.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.55 % change on previous year | -19.47 % change on previous year | 33.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.73 % change on previous year | -12.69 % change on previous year | 33.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 % change on previous year | -6.44 % change on previous year | 31.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 33 Syria 13.95 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Ghana 13.39 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Laos 13.25 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Iran 13.21 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Thailand 12.98 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Bahamas 12.79 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Pakistan 12.52 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in Upper middle income was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.81 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.47 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Upper middle income rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Upper middle income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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)
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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.