Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Imports of goods and services was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Lower middle income stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.7% on the previous year and up 357.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Lower middle income peaked at 23.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -12.7%, in 2020.
Lower middle income ranks 5th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.3% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -69.3% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | +631.9% |
| 1964 | 7.2% | -39.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | -89.8% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +608.7% |
| 1967 | 8.2% | +58.8% |
| 1968 | -2.3% | -127.8% |
| 1969 | -4.7% | +107.9% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | -593.4% |
| 1971 | -4.3% | -118.6% |
| 1972 | -10.0% | +130.1% |
| 1973 | -8.3% | -16.6% |
| 1974 | -1.0% | -87.6% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -698.5% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +67.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -92.5% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | +759.7% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -33.1% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 1982 | -0.8% | +1078.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0% | -97.9% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -35343.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -54.8% |
| 1987 | -0.1% | -102.9% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -7389.4% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -67.8% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +117.6% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -34.4% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +614.9% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -59.6% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +197.7% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -82.3% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +244.3% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -65.2% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +38.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -44.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +177.7% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +132.8% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | -4.5% | -128.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -308.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -54.5% |
| 2013 | -3.5% | -152.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -115.8% |
| 2015 | -3.1% | -664.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -146.7% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +885.6% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -42.6% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -110.8% |
| 2020 | -12.7% | +1313.7% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -233.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -99.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +4864.8% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +87.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | -4.7% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | -10.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -0.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 2.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | -4.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -3.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -12.7% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Lower middle income?
- Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income was 8.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.7% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for imports of goods and services?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 357.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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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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.