Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +98.0% | 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 12 Kiribati 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.958 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.9267 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Viet Nam 0.9209 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Curaçao 0.9202 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Cyprus 0.9192 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Pre-demographic dividend
- GNI, Atlas method 1.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 3.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 456.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,470 current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,454 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 1.0% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 283.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.