Lower middle income - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Lower middle income was -12.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.92 in 1974 and a minimum value of -16.45 in 1978.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.25
1962 -12.92
1963 11.28
1964 10.39
1965 2.81
1966 6.50
1967 12.07
1968 5.33
1969 2.99
1970 14.63
1971 2.86
1972 3.09
1973 10.40
1974 39.92
1975 31.05
1976 0.24
1977 13.83
1978 -16.45
1979 -8.00
1980 5.45
1981 1.12
1982 -11.40
1983 4.05
1984 -16.24
1985 1.22
1986 -8.20
1987 -2.97
1988 -4.56
1989 12.86
1990 14.31
1991 4.49
1992 -7.59
1993 -1.96
1994 -2.44
1995 8.80
1996 9.76
1997 8.40
1998 2.39
1999 -9.44
2000 10.97
2001 11.24
2002 8.98
2003 14.37
2004 8.64
2005 16.17
2006 13.40
2007 12.70
2008 9.89
2009 -8.40
2010 8.09
2011 9.28
2012 1.96
2013 -1.11
2014 1.62
2015 -2.43
2016 4.05
2017 13.67
2018 8.76
2019 0.37
2020 -12.09

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts