IDA blend - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in IDA blend was -14.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.87 in 2003 and a minimum value of -26.71 in 1983.

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
1982 -21.58
1983 -26.71
1984 -19.31
1985 7.55
1986 -18.04
1987 -18.50
1988 -3.60
1989 18.47
1990 7.65
1991 14.08
1992 -0.11
1993 18.17
1994 -11.01
1995 -2.69
1996 26.48
1997 15.84
1998 -6.44
1999 -20.06
2000 5.17
2001 29.94
2002 3.38
2003 31.87
2004 -22.72
2005 30.29
2006 28.06
2007 17.99
2008 -9.08
2009 -11.78
2010 -6.07
2011 -1.25
2012 -15.07
2013 4.79
2014 4.41
2015 -9.32
2016 -0.23
2017 9.44
2018 24.00
2019 13.45
2020 -14.96

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts