Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Imports of goods and services was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Lower middle income stood at 26.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Lower middle income peaked at 30.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1969.
That places Lower middle income 33rd 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 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.0% | — |
| 1961 | 12.5% | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 12.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 12.8% | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 12.5% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 11.9% | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 11.0% | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 11.3% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 11.7% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 14.7% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 19.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 16.6% | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 16.3% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 11.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 15.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 19.4% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 20.2% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 30 Kosovo 74.2% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 74.2% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 73.4% compare
- 33 Slovenia 73.3% compare
- 34 Palau 73.1% compare
- 35 Micronesia, Federated States of 70.9% compare
- 36 Northern Mariana Islands 70.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 80.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Lower middle income?
- Imports of goods and services in Lower middle income was 26.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1969.
- How does Lower middle income rank for imports of goods and services?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.