IDA total - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in IDA total was $555,598,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $648,161,000,000 in 2019 and $44,961,400,000 in 1977.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $44,961,400,000
1978 $51,873,420,000
1979 $59,214,160,000
1980 $76,508,600,000
1981 $83,400,270,000
1982 $71,193,690,000
1983 $63,142,220,000
1984 $59,603,750,000
1985 $58,505,970,000
1986 $52,980,210,000
1987 $56,187,940,000
1988 $59,788,100,000
1989 $61,689,880,000
1990 $69,783,680,000
1991 $74,996,410,000
1992 $77,631,200,000
1993 $82,647,120,000
1994 $89,036,780,000
1995 $92,796,100,000
1996 $97,971,150,000
1997 $98,531,810,000
1998 $99,852,180,000
1999 $110,868,000,000
2000 $107,385,000,000
2001 $115,454,000,000
2002 $118,530,000,000
2003 $140,998,000,000
2004 $170,267,000,000
2005 $215,520,000,000
2006 $251,440,000,000
2007 $306,933,000,000
2008 $387,909,000,000
2009 $331,503,000,000
2010 $404,670,000,000
2011 $497,721,000,000
2012 $519,016,000,000
2013 $540,745,000,000
2014 $567,029,000,000
2015 $518,855,000,000
2016 $487,095,000,000
2017 $540,900,000,000
2018 $621,892,000,000
2019 $648,161,000,000
2020 $555,598,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in IDA total was $554,158,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $627,007,000,000 in 2019 and $35,812,890,000 in 1975.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $35,812,890,000
1976 $40,181,410,000
1977 $43,173,080,000
1978 $50,128,620,000
1979 $59,222,240,000
1980 $75,195,110,000
1981 $81,839,990,000
1982 $68,825,370,000
1983 $57,905,680,000
1984 $54,891,790,000
1985 $57,598,370,000
1986 $59,089,920,000
1987 $70,251,330,000
1988 $65,261,670,000
1989 $69,318,480,000
1990 $75,481,940,000
1991 $80,090,980,000
1992 $88,009,560,000
1993 $89,043,800,000
1994 $95,486,930,000
1995 $112,192,000,000
1996 $128,146,000,000
1997 $132,360,000,000
1998 $128,084,000,000
1999 $125,681,000,000
2000 $130,142,000,000
2001 $143,613,000,000
2002 $150,809,000,000
2003 $173,649,000,000
2004 $200,437,000,000
2005 $249,945,000,000
2006 $295,810,000,000
2007 $375,252,000,000
2008 $449,321,000,000
2009 $412,419,000,000
2010 $479,126,000,000
2011 $495,549,000,000
2012 $488,714,000,000
2013 $521,604,000,000
2014 $531,055,000,000
2015 $495,166,000,000
2016 $478,145,000,000
2017 $516,980,000,000
2018 $609,361,000,000
2019 $627,007,000,000
2020 $554,158,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in IDA total was 601,552,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 660,318,000,000 in 2019 and 176,674,000,000 in 1994.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1993 191,390,000,000
1994 176,674,000,000
1995 179,347,000,000
1996 212,063,000,000
1997 235,613,000,000
1998 230,989,000,000
1999 207,793,000,000
2000 217,492,000,000
2001 258,397,000,000
2002 266,201,000,000
2003 327,777,000,000
2004 305,085,000,000
2005 378,538,000,000
2006 447,063,000,000
2007 518,159,000,000
2008 503,361,000,000
2009 459,735,000,000
2010 469,740,000,000
2011 485,101,000,000
2012 473,928,000,000
2013 489,879,000,000
2014 505,931,000,000
2015 495,166,000,000
2016 500,488,000,000
2017 533,910,000,000
2018 613,642,000,000
2019 660,318,000,000
2020 601,552,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in IDA total was -8.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.08 in 2005 and a minimum value of -10.04 in 1999.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1994 -7.69
1995 1.51
1996 18.24
1997 11.11
1998 -1.96
1999 -10.04
2000 4.67
2001 18.81
2002 3.02
2003 23.13
2004 -6.92
2005 24.08
2006 18.10
2007 15.90
2008 -2.86
2009 -8.67
2010 2.18
2011 3.27
2012 -2.30
2013 3.37
2014 3.28
2015 -2.13
2016 1.07
2017 6.68
2018 14.93
2019 7.61
2020 -8.90

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in IDA total was 24.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 30.43 in 2008, while its lowest value was 18.22 in 1982.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 23.54
1976 25.38
1977 24.96
1978 25.55
1979 25.86
1980 27.74
1981 20.46
1982 18.22
1983 18.33
1984 18.85
1985 18.97
1986 19.16
1987 20.98
1988 20.20
1989 21.70
1990 21.72
1991 22.70
1992 25.09
1993 26.12
1994 28.17
1995 28.68
1996 29.11
1997 28.90
1998 27.40
1999 26.06
2000 24.30
2001 26.66
2002 26.07
2003 26.98
2004 26.46
2005 28.22
2006 28.00
2007 30.35
2008 30.43
2009 28.19
2010 28.74
2011 29.63
2012 27.68
2013 27.16
2014 25.84
2015 24.56
2016 24.42
2017 25.52
2018 28.39
2019 28.00
2020 24.75

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments