Central Europe and the Baltics - 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 Central Europe and the Baltics was $948,397,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,017,420,000,000 in 2018 and $90,510,940,000 in 1993.

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
1993 $90,510,940,000
1994 $97,643,410,000
1995 $134,156,000,000
1996 $151,984,000,000
1997 $160,243,000,000
1998 $176,062,000,000
1999 $172,715,000,000
2000 $189,641,000,000
2001 $204,893,000,000
2002 $225,120,000,000
2003 $287,390,000,000
2004 $389,296,000,000
2005 $446,859,000,000
2006 $549,691,000,000
2007 $710,510,000,000
2008 $852,433,000,000
2009 $615,775,000,000
2010 $698,161,000,000
2011 $831,703,000,000
2012 $790,730,000,000
2013 $823,939,000,000
2014 $867,235,000,000
2015 $762,186,000,000
2016 $779,579,000,000
2017 $893,111,000,000
2018 $1,017,420,000,000
2019 $1,008,090,000,000
2020 $948,397,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Central Europe and the Baltics was $946,182,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,017,370,000,000 in 2018 and $131,289,000,000 in 1995.

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
1995 $131,289,000,000
1996 $150,312,000,000
1997 $161,082,000,000
1998 $177,844,000,000
1999 $173,001,000,000
2000 $185,940,000,000
2001 $201,932,000,000
2002 $227,072,000,000
2003 $288,963,000,000
2004 $376,594,000,000
2005 $442,709,000,000
2006 $543,508,000,000
2007 $703,330,000,000
2008 $844,561,000,000
2009 $611,974,000,000
2010 $699,572,000,000
2011 $830,113,000,000
2012 $790,777,000,000
2013 $823,977,000,000
2014 $867,896,000,000
2015 $762,552,000,000
2016 $780,007,000,000
2017 $891,002,000,000
2018 $1,017,370,000,000
2019 $1,008,090,000,000
2020 $946,182,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 936,882,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 981,093,000,000 in 2019 and 166,032,000,000 in 1995.

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
1995 166,032,000,000
1996 191,313,000,000
1997 220,904,000,000
1998 243,677,000,000
1999 249,092,000,000
2000 276,344,000,000
2001 293,018,000,000
2002 312,065,000,000
2003 343,699,000,000
2004 401,368,000,000
2005 444,669,000,000
2006 516,954,000,000
2007 599,751,000,000
2008 634,791,000,000
2009 530,171,000,000
2010 595,389,000,000
2011 639,098,000,000
2012 642,559,000,000
2013 662,152,000,000
2014 714,758,000,000
2015 762,552,000,000
2016 811,553,000,000
2017 880,417,000,000
2018 940,097,000,000
2019 981,093,000,000
2020 936,882,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Central Europe and the Baltics was -4.51 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.78 in 2004 and a minimum value of -16.48 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
1996 15.23
1997 15.47
1998 10.31
1999 2.22
2000 10.94
2001 6.03
2002 6.50
2003 10.14
2004 16.78
2005 10.79
2006 16.26
2007 16.02
2008 5.84
2009 -16.48
2010 12.30
2011 7.34
2012 0.54
2013 3.05
2014 7.94
2015 6.69
2016 6.43
2017 8.49
2018 6.78
2019 4.36
2020 -4.51

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 57.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 61.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 33.38 in 1995.

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
1995 33.38
1996 36.12
1997 39.28
1998 39.63
1999 39.77
2000 43.41
2001 43.07
2002 42.97
2003 45.57
2004 49.34
2005 49.92
2006 54.19
2007 55.52
2008 55.09
2009 47.41
2010 53.07
2011 57.28
2012 58.43
2013 57.91
2014 59.20
2015 58.97
2016 59.02
2017 60.84
2018 61.83
2019 60.23
2020 57.23

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments