Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods and services was 9.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 9.7% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 217.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 58.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -24.0%, in 1962.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 4.5% | -122.2% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +69.1% |
| 1997 | -2.0% | -126.2% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -242.5% |
| 1999 | -2.2% | -178.3% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -404.6% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +61.9% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -137.9% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -205.9% |
| 2011 | -5.8% | -215.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -92.3% |
| 2013 | -3.0% | +577.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -98.6% |
| 2015 | -8.2% | +19789.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -104.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +4184.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -80.2% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -123.2% |
| 2020 | -18.1% | +2533.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -155.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -81.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +272.2% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 | -19789.9% | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | -7267.1% | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | +4184.0% | 0.4% | 15.0% |
| 2020 | -2533.2% | -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 | 1.6% | -20.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | -4.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -8.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -18.1% | 12.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 9.7% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.0% in 1962.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.