Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 18.7%
Rank
15th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, 2005–2024

00.10.20.32005201420242005: 0.276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.26 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.24 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, 2005 to 2024.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
2005 0.2762 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2006 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.8%
2007 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2008 0.2754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
2009 0.2806 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2010 0.2747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2011 0.2853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
2012 0.2752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2013 0.2635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2014 0.2598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2015 0.2571 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2016 0.2337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2017 0.2413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2018 0.2537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2019 0.2393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
2020 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2021 0.218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2022 0.2395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2023 0.2628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2024 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2806 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2010s 0.2584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.25 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 12 Seychelles 1.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 13 Ireland 1.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 14 Malta 0.9966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 15 Cyprus 0.9206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 16 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.8827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 17 Slovakia 0.8491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 18 Curacao 0.8424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend?
Imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.3119 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$), per unit of gdp recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.3119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
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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.