Imports of goods and services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Imports of goods and services was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 27.6% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 29.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1969.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.9% | — |
| 1961 | 13.7% | -8.3% |
| 1962 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 13.7% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 13.1% | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 19.5% | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 13.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 22.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 24.0% | 29.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 26 American Samoa 77.7% compare
- 27 Belgium 77.5% compare
- 28 Estonia 77.4% compare
- 29 Mauritius 74.9% compare
- 30 Kosovo 74.2% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 74.2% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 73.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 100.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 226.89 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Early-demographic dividend?
- Imports of goods and services in Early-demographic dividend was 27.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1969.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for imports of goods and services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.