Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods and services was 34.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 34.8% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 36.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1968.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 11th 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.9% | — |
| 1961 | 26.9% | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 18.8% | -29.9% |
| 1963 | 22.2% | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 21.8% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 20.3% | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 18.8% | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 22.6% | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 27.7% | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 36.5% | +31.9% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 33.1% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 29.0% | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 36.2% | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.6% | 18.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.8% | 20.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 19.4% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 21.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 25.2% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 25.2% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 26.1% | 34.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Imports of goods and services in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 34.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1968.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.