Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Imports of goods and services was 24.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total stood at 24.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 29.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1965.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 36th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.0% | — |
| 1961 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 10.9% | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 11.5% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 16.3% | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 16.9% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.8% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 18.6% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 11.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 16.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.0% | 25.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 33 Slovenia 73.3% compare
- 34 Palau 73.1% compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 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
More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,216 constant 2015 US$ per person (2021)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,894 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2482 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total?
- Imports of goods and services in IDA & IBRD total was 24.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1965.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for imports of goods and services?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.