Imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 4.7% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 313.8% on the previous year and up 305.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 22.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -28.9%, in 1992.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 36 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.
Imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -21.2% | — |
| 1992 | -28.9% | +36.3% |
| 1993 | -9.9% | -65.8% |
| 1994 | -4.0% | -59.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -117.9% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +1568.0% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | -103.4% |
| 1999 | -6.8% | +1704.2% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -422.2% |
| 2001 | -9.4% | -142.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -229.8% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -49.7% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +69.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -72.3% |
| 2009 | -20.0% | -568.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -162.2% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -67.9% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | -3.6% | -171.7% |
| 2015 | -2.3% | -36.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -235.4% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +218.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -87.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +46.8% |
| 2020 | -2.4% | -232.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -412.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +106.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -90.1% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +313.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1704.2% | -0.4% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | +1568.0% | 0.7% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.3% | -28.9% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | -20.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -3.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | -2.4% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.87 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Imports of goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 4.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.9% in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.