Imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Imports of goods and services was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 81.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 12.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -11.3%, in 2009.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 29th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.6% | — |
| 1972 | 9.2% | +66.1% |
| 1973 | 11.0% | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -76.1% |
| 1975 | -6.8% | -357.9% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | -274.1% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -61.7% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +58.1% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | -103.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -405.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -84.6% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +2550.5% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +231.3% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -55.8% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 7.1% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -44.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -73.4% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +164.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -80.3% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +1450.2% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -24.7% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +44.1% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -38.4% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +30.5% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +55.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -97.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +563.4% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +89.4% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +107.9% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -83.3% |
| 2009 | -11.3% | -1358.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -201.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -73.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +52.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +109.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -69.7% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -761.8% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -225.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -33.8% |
| 2023 | -0.6% | -109.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -465.8% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +81.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +2550.5% | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| 1994 | +1450.2% | 0.6% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | -1358.8% | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | -761.8% | 1.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | -6.8% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | -0.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 0.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | -11.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -8.3% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend?
- Imports of goods and services in Post-demographic dividend was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.3% in 2009.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for imports of goods and services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.