Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services was 35.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 35.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 37.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1968.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.3% | — |
| 1961 | 27.2% | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 19.1% | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 22.5% | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 22.1% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 20.6% | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 19.1% | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +31.9% |
| 1976 | 31.4% | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 31.7% | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 36.7% | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 23.7% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 31.3% | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 19.1% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.1% | 20.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 19.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.2% | 22.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 25.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 25.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 26.4% | 35.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 35.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1968.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.