Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Imports of goods and services was 16.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total, 2008–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2021, imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 252.2% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 16.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -12.7%, in 2009.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.3% | — |
| 2009 | -12.7% | -223.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -219.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -48.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -75.2% |
| 2015 | -3.2% | -759.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -141.1% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +680.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -41.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2020 | -10.6% | +25817.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -252.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25817.9% | -0.0% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.2% | -12.7% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | -3.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -10.6% | 16.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total was 16.2% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.7% in 2009.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for imports of goods and services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2021.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.