Imports of goods and services in Middle income
Middle income: Imports of goods and services was 24.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in 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 Middle income stood at 24.2%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Middle income peaked at 28.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1965.
That places Middle income 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 16.8% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 11.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.3% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.0% | 24.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 36 Northern Mariana Islands 70.9% compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 70.8% compare
- 38 Bahrain 70.0% compare
- 39 Netherlands 69.5% compare
- 40 Lithuania 69.1% compare
- 41 Switzerland 69.1% compare
- 42 Hungary 68.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.081 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Middle income?
- Imports of goods and services in Middle income was 24.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1965.
- How does Middle income rank for imports of goods and services?
- Middle income ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.