Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.
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 50 years of available data.
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0381 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0585 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0731 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0776 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 12 Lebanon 0.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Kiribati 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Aruba 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Denmark 0.2955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Guyana 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Dominica 0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Curacao 0.2848 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 service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- How does OECD members rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.