European Union - 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 European Union was $6,574,660,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,267,430,000,000 in 2018 and $403,473,000,000 in 1975.

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
1975 $403,473,000,000
1976 $458,418,000,000
1977 $511,086,000,000
1978 $593,759,000,000
1979 $773,266,000,000
1980 $927,763,000,000
1981 $848,465,000,000
1982 $800,602,000,000
1983 $758,394,000,000
1984 $759,491,000,000
1985 $788,807,000,000
1986 $934,191,000,000
1987 $1,142,820,000,000
1988 $1,271,180,000,000
1989 $1,371,810,000,000
1990 $1,689,130,000,000
1991 $1,734,830,000,000
1992 $1,855,400,000,000
1993 $1,610,190,000,000
1994 $1,780,710,000,000
1995 $2,193,180,000,000
1996 $2,234,680,000,000
1997 $2,211,830,000,000
1998 $2,349,030,000,000
1999 $2,423,550,000,000
2000 $2,536,300,000,000
2001 $2,529,880,000,000
2002 $2,642,020,000,000
2003 $3,193,330,000,000
2004 $3,878,180,000,000
2005 $4,264,310,000,000
2006 $4,880,620,000,000
2007 $5,798,960,000,000
2008 $6,577,090,000,000
2009 $5,100,460,000,000
2010 $5,618,540,000,000
2011 $6,544,020,000,000
2012 $6,156,760,000,000
2013 $6,374,990,000,000
2014 $6,588,680,000,000
2015 $5,808,570,000,000
2016 $5,896,360,000,000
2017 $6,533,670,000,000
2018 $7,267,430,000,000
2019 $7,181,190,000,000
2020 $6,574,660,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in European Union was $6,555,840,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,242,260,000,000 in 2018 and $145,470,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 $145,470,000,000
1971 $161,776,000,000
1972 $194,991,000,000
1973 $269,053,000,000
1974 $365,966,000,000
1975 $385,463,000,000
1976 $436,555,000,000
1977 $491,227,000,000
1978 $571,575,000,000
1979 $744,965,000,000
1980 $898,744,000,000
1981 $808,138,000,000
1982 $771,299,000,000
1983 $731,932,000,000
1984 $733,812,000,000
1985 $761,614,000,000
1986 $921,917,000,000
1987 $1,135,700,000,000
1988 $1,272,090,000,000
1989 $1,373,450,000,000
1990 $1,681,950,000,000
1991 $1,721,010,000,000
1992 $1,855,080,000,000
1993 $1,618,840,000,000
1994 $1,806,880,000,000
1995 $2,212,540,000,000
1996 $2,264,570,000,000
1997 $2,231,730,000,000
1998 $2,373,600,000,000
1999 $2,427,480,000,000
2000 $2,540,350,000,000
2001 $2,532,560,000,000
2002 $2,649,550,000,000
2003 $3,223,030,000,000
2004 $3,870,710,000,000
2005 $4,272,650,000,000
2006 $4,884,520,000,000
2007 $5,812,660,000,000
2008 $6,559,580,000,000
2009 $5,110,530,000,000
2010 $5,637,300,000,000
2011 $6,545,170,000,000
2012 $6,137,720,000,000
2013 $6,341,690,000,000
2014 $6,560,050,000,000
2015 $5,790,710,000,000
2016 $5,877,820,000,000
2017 $6,508,530,000,000
2018 $7,242,260,000,000
2019 $7,200,960,000,000
2020 $6,555,840,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in European Union was 6,388,070,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,964,230,000,000 in 2019 and 731,082,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 731,082,000,000
1971 766,999,000,000
1972 835,681,000,000
1973 926,071,000,000
1974 951,903,000,000
1975 902,111,000,000
1976 1,013,710,000,000
1977 1,040,250,000,000
1978 1,080,100,000,000
1979 1,184,630,000,000
1980 1,219,000,000,000
1981 1,202,310,000,000
1982 1,210,090,000,000
1983 1,218,600,000,000
1984 1,291,900,000,000
1985 1,355,920,000,000
1986 1,420,940,000,000
1987 1,528,090,000,000
1988 1,629,150,000,000
1989 1,759,870,000,000
1990 1,832,810,000,000
1991 1,897,120,000,000
1992 1,970,290,000,000
1993 1,892,350,000,000
1994 2,060,260,000,000
1995 2,235,830,000,000
1996 2,342,890,000,000
1997 2,585,860,000,000
1998 2,851,880,000,000
1999 3,058,840,000,000
2000 3,431,230,000,000
2001 3,517,510,000,000
2002 3,553,330,000,000
2003 3,674,580,000,000
2004 3,956,080,000,000
2005 4,216,610,000,000
2006 4,606,960,000,000
2007 4,962,400,000,000
2008 5,015,270,000,000
2009 4,424,820,000,000
2010 4,856,860,000,000
2011 5,086,420,000,000
2012 5,039,400,000,000
2013 5,113,320,000,000
2014 5,382,340,000,000
2015 5,790,710,000,000
2016 6,053,560,000,000
2017 6,390,400,000,000
2018 6,657,450,000,000
2019 6,964,230,000,000
2020 6,388,070,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in European Union was -8.27 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.37 in 1976 and a minimum value of -11.77 in 2009.

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
1971 4.91
1972 8.95
1973 10.82
1974 2.79
1975 -5.23
1976 12.37
1977 2.62
1978 3.83
1979 9.68
1980 2.90
1981 -1.37
1982 0.65
1983 0.70
1984 6.01
1985 4.96
1986 4.79
1987 7.54
1988 6.61
1989 8.02
1990 4.14
1991 3.51
1992 3.86
1993 -3.96
1994 8.87
1995 8.52
1996 4.79
1997 10.37
1998 10.29
1999 7.26
2000 12.17
2001 2.51
2002 1.02
2003 3.41
2004 7.66
2005 6.59
2006 9.26
2007 7.72
2008 1.07
2009 -11.77
2010 9.76
2011 4.73
2012 -0.92
2013 1.47
2014 5.26
2015 7.59
2016 4.54
2017 5.56
2018 4.18
2019 4.61
2020 -8.27

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in European Union was 42.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 45.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.69 in 1972.

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
1970 20.04
1971 19.71
1972 19.69
1973 20.99
1974 25.21
1975 22.80
1976 24.66
1977 24.50
1978 23.40
1979 25.23
1980 27.21
1981 28.06
1982 27.77
1983 27.09
1984 28.19
1985 28.44
1986 24.62
1987 24.52
1988 25.02
1989 26.44
1990 25.88
1991 25.55
1992 25.05
1993 23.94
1994 25.23
1995 26.67
1996 26.86
1997 28.86
1998 29.78
1999 30.63
2000 34.91
2001 34.25
2002 32.78
2003 32.45
2004 33.90
2005 35.87
2006 38.42
2007 39.46
2008 40.25
2009 34.62
2010 38.72
2011 41.53
2012 41.94
2013 41.45
2014 41.91
2015 42.73
2016 42.31
2017 44.08
2018 45.33
2019 45.90
2020 42.87

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments