Imports of goods and services in OECD members
OECD members: Imports of goods and services was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in OECD members, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in OECD members stood at 3.8%.
That represents a change of up 94.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in OECD members peaked at 12.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 2009.
That places OECD members 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in OECD members, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.4% | — |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +71.7% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -74.3% |
| 1975 | -6.9% | -336.5% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -262.1% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -63.2% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | +54.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +548.5% |
| 1982 | -1.3% | -252.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -257.9% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +398.3% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -56.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +39.6% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | +28.9% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -63.1% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +107.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -79.4% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +853.5% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +41.7% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +51.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -96.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +503.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +74.5% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +115.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -90.0% |
| 2009 | -11.4% | -2193.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -198.6% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -76.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +73.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +82.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +61.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -34.3% |
| 2020 | -8.2% | -429.7% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -221.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -106.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -463.9% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +94.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | -6.9% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | -1.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 1.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | -11.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -8.2% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 28 Chad 11.8% compare
- 29 Belize 11.7% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 11.7% compare
- 31 Uganda 11.7% compare
- 32 Hong Kong, China 11.6% compare
- 33 El Salvador 11.2% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 11.1% compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 29,371 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in OECD members?
- Imports of goods and services in OECD members was 3.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 2009.
- How does OECD members rank for imports of goods and services?
- OECD members ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.