Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
34th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.1195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1993
Years of data
51
1975–2025
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members stood at 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places OECD members 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.1328 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1708 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1802 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1949 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 31 Malaysia 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Latvia 0.5266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Laos 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Estonia 0.5181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Nicaragua 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Lithuania 0.5078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Czechia 0.5036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,842 current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.2024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does OECD members rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.