Imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Imports of goods and services was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 31.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 34.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1996.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.8% | — |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | +98.0% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +22.5% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +98.0% | 17.3% | 34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 14.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 23.7% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 20.7% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 19.6% | 31.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Pre-demographic dividend
- GDP per capita 1,470 current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 1.58 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 1.65 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 283.34 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0808 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI 1.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Imports of goods and services in Pre-demographic dividend was 31.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1996.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for imports of goods and services?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.