Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total
IDA total: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in IDA total is 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in IDA total peaked at 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
IDA total ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.2558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1985 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2984 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2926 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2746 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2806 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2998 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in IDA total changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +49.8% | 0.1962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2581 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1985 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2845 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 26 Curacao 0.8836 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 East Timor 0.8835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Vietnam 0.8816 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Lesotho 0.8793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Maldives 0.8787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Estonia 0.8587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Andorra 0.8544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 197.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.71 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in IDA total?
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in IDA total was 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- IDA total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Imports of goods, services and primary income Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.