Arab World - 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 Arab World was $956,348,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,257,350,000,000 in 2014 and $123,288,000,000 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.

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Year Value
1977 $123,288,000,000
1978 $148,423,000,000
1979 $194,197,000,000
1980 $233,363,000,000
1981 $279,519,000,000
1982 $269,281,000,000
1983 $262,768,000,000
1984 $248,123,000,000
1985 $210,192,000,000
1986 $175,549,000,000
1987 $175,981,000,000
1988 $180,798,000,000
1989 $195,702,000,000
1990 $213,007,000,000
1991 $258,299,000,000
1992 $262,582,000,000
1993 $242,241,000,000
1994 $221,412,000,000
1995 $240,198,000,000
1996 $258,612,000,000
1997 $267,231,000,000
1998 $253,688,000,000
1999 $250,883,000,000
2000 $274,165,000,000
2001 $268,071,000,000
2002 $284,319,000,000
2003 $317,555,000,000
2004 $402,168,000,000
2005 $490,145,000,000
2006 $569,441,000,000
2007 $709,576,000,000
2008 $912,547,000,000
2009 $825,811,000,000
2010 $896,222,000,000
2011 $974,844,000,000
2012 $1,113,890,000,000
2013 $1,192,900,000,000
2014 $1,257,350,000,000
2015 $1,127,450,000,000
2016 $1,018,870,000,000
2017 $1,069,970,000,000
2018 $1,145,990,000,000
2019 $1,167,880,000,000
2020 $956,348,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Arab World was $1,092,070,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,128,350,000,000 in 2014 and $174,442,000,000 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 current U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
1994 $174,442,000,000
1995 $190,128,000,000
1996 $202,362,000,000
1997 $214,791,000,000
1998 $217,149,000,000
1999 $226,919,000,000
2000 $245,927,000,000
2001 $249,232,000,000
2002 $258,340,000,000
2003 $291,257,000,000
2004 $380,709,000,000
2005 $466,897,000,000
2006 $546,512,000,000
2007 $713,223,000,000
2008 $915,738,000,000
2009 $820,290,000,000
2010 $867,063,000,000
2011 $908,191,000,000
2012 $1,012,620,000,000
2013 $1,070,350,000,000
2014 $1,128,350,000,000
2015 $1,040,370,000,000
2016 $959,643,000,000
2017 $1,015,740,000,000
2018 $1,059,250,000,000
2019 $1,092,070,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Arab World was 1,145,180,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,145,180,000,000 in 2019 and 342,534,000,000 in 2001.

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.

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Year Value
2001 342,534,000,000
2002 363,559,000,000
2003 401,471,000,000
2004 479,432,000,000
2005 559,046,000,000
2006 643,237,000,000
2007 800,779,000,000
2008 944,371,000,000
2009 860,766,000,000
2010 850,140,000,000
2011 894,698,000,000
2012 988,602,000,000
2013 1,039,380,000,000
2014 1,083,740,000,000
2015 1,040,370,000,000
2016 977,836,000,000
2017 1,052,780,000,000
2018 1,119,300,000,000
2019 1,145,180,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Arab World was 2.31 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.49 in 2007 and a minimum value of -8.85 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
2002 6.14
2003 10.43
2004 19.42
2005 16.61
2006 15.06
2007 24.49
2008 17.93
2009 -8.85
2010 -1.23
2011 5.24
2012 10.50
2013 5.14
2014 4.27
2015 -4.00
2016 -6.01
2017 7.66
2018 6.32
2019 2.31

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Arab World was 39.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 42.23 in 2015, while its lowest value was 30.14 in 2000.

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.

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Year Value
1994 34.35
1995 34.19
1996 32.95
1997 32.43
1998 33.69
1999 31.83
2000 30.14
2001 31.21
2002 32.17
2003 32.80
2004 36.04
2005 35.97
2006 35.65
2007 39.85
2008 40.62
2009 41.55
2010 37.52
2011 36.30
2012 36.95
2013 38.23
2014 39.85
2015 42.23
2016 39.79
2017 41.18
2018 38.79
2019 39.33

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments