Imports of goods and services in OECD members
OECD members: Imports of goods and services was 28.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in OECD members, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 28.3% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in OECD members peaked at 31.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.4% | — |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 17.6% | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 16.9% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 17.1% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 12.4% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 25.4% | 31.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 21 Timor-Leste 84.9% compare
- 22 Cuba 82.4% compare
- 23 Marshall Islands 79.9% compare
- 24 Maldives 78.3% compare
- 25 Aruba 78.2% compare
- 26 American Samoa 77.7% compare
- 27 Belgium 77.5% compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in OECD members?
- Imports of goods and services in OECD members was 28.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for imports of goods and services?
- OECD members ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.