Goods imports in Low income
Low income: Goods imports was 165.89 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024. β² Rising
Goods imports in Low income, 2005β2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Low income recorded 165.89 billion BoP, current US$ for goods imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports in Low income peaked at 165.89 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.68 billion BoP, current US$, in 2005.
Low income ranks 41st of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 38.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 72.03 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 75.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 110.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 100.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 165.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 38 Norway 104.78 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 39 South Africa 104.47 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 40 Israel 102.29 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 41 Greece 91.20 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 42 Chile 86.52 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 43 Egypt 85.47 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 44 Finland 81.33 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 79.5% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 545.88 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 142.76 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 472.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 692.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.1% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 4.0% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 576.95 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports in Low income?
- Goods imports in Low income was 165.89 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods imports recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 165.89 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest goods imports recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Low income rank for goods imports?
- Low income ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.