Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was $229,182,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 42 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $253,024,000,000 in 2019 and $21,063,270,000 in 1978.

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
1978 $21,063,270,000
1979 $23,903,710,000
1980 $29,593,540,000
1981 $30,685,790,000
1982 $25,837,900,000
1983 $24,014,660,000
1984 $23,298,810,000
1985 $24,675,120,000
1986 $26,831,500,000
1987 $27,908,950,000
1988 $28,649,060,000
1989 $28,846,400,000
1990 $32,546,660,000
1991 $32,047,080,000
1992 $32,765,120,000
1993 $32,041,370,000
1994 $33,267,590,000
1995 $37,422,770,000
1996 $40,579,220,000
1997 $41,516,560,000
1998 $45,738,950,000
1999 $45,174,370,000
2000 $45,343,760,000
2001 $48,795,610,000
2002 $51,808,450,000
2003 $58,740,310,000
2004 $71,443,380,000
2005 $87,900,280,000
2006 $103,277,000,000
2007 $129,117,000,000
2008 $160,198,000,000
2009 $143,082,000,000
2010 $167,025,000,000
2011 $202,798,000,000
2012 $222,546,000,000
2013 $235,369,000,000
2014 $241,964,000,000
2015 $227,708,000,000
2016 $216,301,000,000
2017 $226,945,000,000
2018 $249,782,000,000
2019 $253,024,000,000
2020 $229,182,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was $227,347,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 34 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $251,281,000,000 in 2019 and $30,181,390,000 in 1986.

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
1986 $30,181,390,000
1987 $33,858,500,000
1988 $33,054,520,000
1989 $31,699,850,000
1990 $33,679,930,000
1991 $34,436,560,000
1992 $35,032,760,000
1993 $34,367,670,000
1994 $34,503,480,000
1995 $40,885,820,000
1996 $44,554,280,000
1997 $45,504,090,000
1998 $49,263,180,000
1999 $49,668,190,000
2000 $51,095,560,000
2001 $50,352,770,000
2002 $56,490,790,000
2003 $65,309,500,000
2004 $78,015,010,000
2005 $94,218,900,000
2006 $109,234,000,000
2007 $137,650,000,000
2008 $169,140,000,000
2009 $153,689,000,000
2010 $180,837,000,000
2011 $206,896,000,000
2012 $224,380,000,000
2013 $239,388,000,000
2014 $241,948,000,000
2015 $226,167,000,000
2016 $219,296,000,000
2017 $225,542,000,000
2018 $250,675,000,000
2019 $251,281,000,000
2020 $227,347,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 254,256,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 263,738,000,000 in 2019 and 64,943,280,000 in 1996.

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
1996 64,943,280,000
1997 69,622,630,000
1998 77,011,820,000
1999 80,237,320,000
2000 84,418,070,000
2001 85,974,300,000
2002 90,173,950,000
2003 97,879,190,000
2004 106,328,000,000
2005 116,815,000,000
2006 119,996,000,000
2007 136,699,000,000
2008 146,088,000,000
2009 142,798,000,000
2010 162,328,000,000
2011 177,015,000,000
2012 198,502,000,000
2013 207,445,000,000
2014 216,445,000,000
2015 226,167,000,000
2016 229,446,000,000
2017 231,901,000,000
2018 246,554,000,000
2019 263,738,000,000
2020 254,256,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was -3.59 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.92 in 2007 and a minimum value of -3.59 in 2020.

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
1997 7.21
1998 10.61
1999 4.19
2000 5.21
2001 1.84
2002 4.88
2003 8.54
2004 8.63
2005 9.86
2006 2.72
2007 13.92
2008 6.87
2009 -2.25
2010 13.68
2011 9.05
2012 12.14
2013 4.50
2014 4.34
2015 4.49
2016 1.45
2017 1.07
2018 6.32
2019 6.97
2020 -3.59

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 28.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 38.74 in 2012, while its lowest value was 23.71 in 1989.

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
1986 24.22
1987 24.34
1988 23.88
1989 23.71
1990 24.14
1991 24.39
1992 26.58
1993 25.13
1994 29.70
1995 30.16
1996 30.32
1997 29.74
1998 30.42
1999 30.53
2000 28.96
2001 29.36
2002 30.60
2003 31.25
2004 32.38
2005 34.03
2006 33.46
2007 35.16
2008 36.33
2009 33.12
2010 35.81
2011 36.98
2012 38.74
2013 36.83
2014 35.18
2015 34.26
2016 32.80
2017 31.32
2018 32.62
2019 31.81
2020 28.50

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments