Imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Imports of goods and services was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend is 26.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 33.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1971.
That places Late-demographic dividend 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.3% | — |
| 1971 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +29.8% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 20.6% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 19.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +51.0% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +51.0% | 21.2% | 32.0% |
| 1974 | +29.8% | 12.4% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 11.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 21.2% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 26.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.6% | 26.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Late-demographic dividend
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,047 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 7,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 13,677 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,325 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend?
- Imports of goods and services in Late-demographic dividend was 26.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1971.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for imports of goods and services?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.