Imports of goods and services in IDA blend
IDA blend: Imports of goods and services was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in IDA blend, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in IDA blend stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in IDA blend peaked at 42.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -28.3%, in 1972.
IDA blend ranks 22nd 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.8% | — |
| 1962 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 1963 | 14.0% | -44141.3% |
| 1964 | 6.7% | -52.6% |
| 1965 | 11.1% | +66.1% |
| 1966 | -4.6% | -141.3% |
| 1967 | 12.4% | -370.7% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | -43.7% |
| 1969 | -13.5% | -293.1% |
| 1970 | 42.4% | -414.9% |
| 1971 | -6.9% | -116.2% |
| 1972 | -28.3% | +311.6% |
| 1973 | -9.3% | -67.1% |
| 1974 | 14.9% | -260.8% |
| 1975 | -8.1% | -154.2% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -164.4% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | +95.0% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +128.2% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -71.1% |
| 1981 | -15.6% | -375.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -103.8% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +748.6% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +47.9% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | -1.0% | -114.3% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -227.5% |
| 1988 | -2.2% | -274.8% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -424.3% |
| 1990 | -2.0% | -127.2% |
| 1991 | -2.8% | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -802.7% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | -14.4% |
| 1994 | -2.2% | -112.6% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -284.6% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +240.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -89.5% |
| 1998 | -4.0% | -382.8% |
| 1999 | -4.5% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | -97.9% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -5488.2% |
| 2002 | -3.2% | -163.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -218.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +120.9% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +183.8% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -51.8% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -137.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -210.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -62.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +113.0% |
| 2013 | -1.3% | -154.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -479.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -38.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +85.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +78.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -35.3% |
| 2020 | -7.9% | -213.6% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -318.8% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -73.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | -13.5% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | -28.3% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -15.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | -4.5% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | -3.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | -1.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | -7.9% | 17.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 19 Bahamas 12.7% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 12.6% compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 12.6% compare
- 22 Cambodia 12.5% compare
- 23 Maldives 12.4% compare
- 24 Kiribati 12.1% compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 12.0% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 823.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 52.6% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9479 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,745 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,047 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,841 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 668.07 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in IDA blend?
- Imports of goods and services in IDA blend was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.3% in 1972.
- How does IDA blend rank for imports of goods and services?
- IDA blend ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.