Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
14th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.2876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2012
All-time low
0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.2876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.1495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1918 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1965 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.27 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2474 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 11 Tuvalu 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6868 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.6672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Lesotho 0.6564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.6426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Seychelles 0.6214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 North Macedonia 0.6111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 785.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.83 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.2434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.