Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
29th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.3118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.1554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1993
Years of data
51
1975–2025
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.3118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places OECD members 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.1667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1616 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1729 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1706 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1624 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1936 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2813 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2776 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1701 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 26 Kosovo 0.7703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Maldives 0.7578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Libya 0.756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Palau 0.7502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Andorra 0.7389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Slovenia 0.7369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (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$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,842 current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1554 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does OECD members rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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$)
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- Imports of goods and services Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.