Imports of goods and services in IBRD only
IBRD only: Imports of goods and services was 24.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in IBRD only, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 24.5% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in IBRD only peaked at 29.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1965.
IBRD only ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 11.1% | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 10.8% | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 11.4% | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 12.2% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 10.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 15.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.8% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.8% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.0% | 25.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 34 Palau 73.1% compare
- 35 Micronesia, Federated States of 70.9% compare
- 36 Northern Mariana Islands 70.9% compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 70.8% compare
- 38 Bahrain 70.0% compare
- 39 Netherlands 69.5% compare
- 40 Lithuania 69.1% compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,109 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP growth 4.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in IBRD only?
- Imports of goods and services in IBRD only was 24.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1965.
- How does IBRD only rank for imports of goods and services?
- IBRD only ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.