Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services was 9.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and up 220.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 58.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -24.0%, in 1962.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.7% | — |
| 1962 | -24.0% | +410.7% |
| 1963 | 20.4% | -184.8% |
| 1964 | 11.0% | -45.8% |
| 1965 | 5.8% | -47.3% |
| 1966 | 3.3% | -42.8% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | +323.1% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | -66.9% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | +376.4% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -69.3% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -40.5% |
| 1973 | 17.6% | +425.2% |
| 1974 | 58.0% | +229.6% |
| 1975 | 39.5% | -31.9% |
| 1976 | -1.5% | -103.9% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | -1065.2% |
| 1978 | -22.5% | -251.2% |
| 1979 | -13.7% | -39.1% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -115.6% |
| 1981 | -1.9% | -186.9% |
| 1982 | -8.0% | +326.7% |
| 1983 | 23.6% | -396.7% |
| 1984 | -16.6% | -170.5% |
| 1985 | -0.5% | -96.9% |
| 1986 | -11.6% | +2175.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -107.0% |
| 1988 | -6.9% | -951.8% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -301.7% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -99.4% |
| 1993 | -7.2% | -7267.1% |
| 1994 | -20.5% | +185.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -122.6% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +62.3% |
| 1997 | -1.8% | -123.7% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -268.0% |
| 1999 | -1.8% | -159.1% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -463.9% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +64.8% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +67.4% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +26.4% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | -136.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -206.3% |
| 2011 | -5.7% | -216.5% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -95.3% |
| 2013 | -3.1% | +1044.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2015 | -8.0% | -59511.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -104.7% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +3813.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -79.8% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -121.9% |
| 2020 | -18.1% | +2654.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -156.1% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -82.5% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +261.8% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +21.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -59511.4% | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | -7267.1% | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | +3813.9% | 0.4% | 14.8% |
| 2020 | -2654.4% | -0.7% | -18.1% |
| 1986 | -2175.2% | -0.5% | -11.6% |
| 1977 | +1065.2% | -1.5% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | -24.0% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | -22.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5% | -16.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -20.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | -4.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -8.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -18.1% | 12.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 9.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.0% in 1962.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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.