Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Imports of goods and services was 21.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 21.8% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 35.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1961.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.1% | — |
| 1961 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 6.3% | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 7.0% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 6.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 17.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 23.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 24.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,894 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,195 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,966 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3,980 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 21.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for imports of goods and services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.