Imports of goods and services in Other small states
Other small states: Imports of goods and services was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Other small states, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 2.5% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Other small states peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -16.8%, in 2009.
Other small states ranks 35th of 36 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.6% | — |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +103.8% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | -46.6% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -86.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +83.3% |
| 2001 | -0.3% | -116.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -885.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +342.6% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -90.7% |
| 2009 | -16.8% | -2196.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -163.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -54.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -94.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +254.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +553.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -244.8% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -334.1% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | -1.4% | -108.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -345.2% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -29.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2196.2% | 0.8% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | +885.5% | -0.3% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 0.9% | 10.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -16.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | -7.2% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 32 Hong Kong, China 11.6% compare
- 33 El Salvador 11.2% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 11.1% compare
- 35 Cameroon 11.1% compare
- 36 Sri Lanka 10.8% compare
- 37 Marshall Islands 10.7% compare
- 38 Chile 10.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Other small states
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2067 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,547 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5443 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,424 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,625 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Other small states?
- Imports of goods and services in Other small states was 2.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.8% in 2009.
- How does Other small states rank for imports of goods and services?
- Other small states ranks 35th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.