Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Imports of goods and services was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific stood at 28.5%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 32.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1972.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.8% | — |
| 1961 | 12.4% | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 12.2% | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 11.2% | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.1% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | +37.3% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 13.6% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 19.5% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 15.7% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 19.8% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 10.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 13.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 21.3% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 25.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 23.7% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 20 Slovakia 85.2% compare
- 21 East Timor 84.9% compare
- 22 Cuba 82.4% compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 79.9% compare
- 24 Maldives 78.3% compare
- 25 Aruba 78.2% compare
- 26 American Samoa 77.7% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 59.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific?
- Imports of goods and services in East Asia & Pacific was 28.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1972.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for imports of goods and services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.