Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in OECD members
OECD members: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.3629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in OECD members, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in OECD members is 0.3629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in OECD members peaked at 0.3811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
That places OECD members 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1956 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1954 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2356 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2786 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2963 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.32 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1866 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1919 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2947 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.32 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 12 Suriname 1.3 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Lebanon 1.21 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Djibouti 1.19 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Nauru 1.15 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Seychelles 1.14 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Kiribati 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Netherlands 1.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,842 current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.09 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in OECD members?
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in OECD members was 0.3629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3811 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1767 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does OECD members rank for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.