Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States
United States: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 5.77 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United States recorded 5.77 % change on previous year for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 767.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States peaked at 24.34 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -12.63 % change on previous year, in 2009.
United States ranks 66th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 11.25 % change on previous year | +110.8% |
| 1973 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 1974 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 1975 | -11.11 % change on previous year | +390.6% |
| 1976 | 19.55 % change on previous year | -275.9% |
| 1977 | 10.93 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 1978 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1980 | -6.66 % change on previous year | -500.3% |
| 1981 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -139.2% |
| 1982 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 1983 | 12.62 % change on previous year | -1091.6% |
| 1984 | 24.34 % change on previous year | +92.9% |
| 1985 | 6.49 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1986 | 8.53 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1988 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1989 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1991 | -0.1496 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1992 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -4786.8% |
| 1993 | 8.65 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 11.93 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 1995 | 8 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1996 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 13.47 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 1998 | 11.69 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2001 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 2002 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -249.1% |
| 2003 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +39.7% |
| 2004 | 10.98 % change on previous year | +114.3% |
| 2005 | 6.49 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2006 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2008 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 2009 | -12.63 % change on previous year | +488.1% |
| 2010 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -202.7% |
| 2011 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2012 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2013 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2014 | 5.16 % change on previous year | +325.5% |
| 2015 | 5.19 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 2017 | 4.71 % change on previous year | +223.4% |
| 2018 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 2020 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -849.6% |
| 2021 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -265.1% |
| 2022 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2023 | -0.8649 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2024 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -767.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5.77 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.71 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +4786.8% | -0.1496 % change on previous year | 7.01 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +1091.6% | -1.27 % change on previous year | 12.62 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -849.6% | 1.18 % change on previous year | -8.82 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +767.0% | -0.8649 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.41 % change on previous year | -11.11 % change on previous year | 19.55 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.09 % change on previous year | -6.66 % change on previous year | 24.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.45 % change on previous year | -0.1496 % change on previous year | 13.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 % change on previous year | -12.63 % change on previous year | 13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 12.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 % change on previous year | -8.82 % change on previous year | 14.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 64 Spain 6.24 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Northern Mariana Islands 5.93 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Latvia 5.72 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Georgia 5.68 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in United States was 5.77 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 24.34 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.63 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does United States rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- United States ranks 66th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.