Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.3586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Low income 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.2543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3419 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 9 Djibouti 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Kiribati 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Nauru 1.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Seychelles 1.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Ireland 1.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Malta 0.9966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Cyprus 0.9206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.3411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Low income rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.