Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in United States Virgin Islands, 2002–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 4.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2015.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 26th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 4.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 4.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.84 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 3.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 3.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 3.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6286 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8872 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8857 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8508 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7364 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in United States Virgin Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -77.3% | 2.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +61.8% | 0.4313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6718 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7364 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 0.6106 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 American Samoa 0.6059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Malaysia 0.5978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Maldives 0.5959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Mauritius 0.5956 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Northern Mariana Islands 0.591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for United States Virgin Islands
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 43,154 current US$ per person (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita 45,791 current LCU per person (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- GDP per capita 36,983 constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8027 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 35,578 constant 2015 US$ per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.8 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9737 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in United States Virgin Islands?
- Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in United States Virgin Islands was 0.5964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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
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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.