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Imports of goods and services — Low-income countries

Imports of goods and services in low-income countries in 2025 — 159,382,895,847 US$. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 898.7%.

2025 159B US$ +6.25% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 159B US$2025
Period minimum 15.96B US$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Low-income countries, 1990–2025050B100B150B200B19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 15,959,672,719 US$1991: 22,682,761,601 US$1992: 19,876,910,583 US$1993: 22,722,733,541 US$1994: 23,131,477,581 US$1995: 22,051,348,915 US$1996: 21,505,275,393 US$1997: 20,263,187,742 US$1998: 21,771,890,493 US$1999: 21,974,260,662 US$2000: 24,495,925,160 US$2001: 23,727,860,111 US$2002: 29,220,310,439 US$2003: 32,172,741,032 US$2004: 39,711,099,387 US$2005: 49,905,696,479 US$2006: 55,591,152,600 US$2007: 68,576,841,815 US$2008: 89,511,496,555 US$2009: 83,115,119,095 US$2010: 93,168,087,518 US$2011: 112,377,575,411 US$2012: 112,312,881,687 US$2013: 121,740,992,452 US$2014: 123,738,950,037 US$2015: 110,293,108,854 US$2016: 101,104,806,704 US$2017: 107,217,893,023 US$2018: 123,088,109,639 US$2019: 110,509,735,216 US$2020: 104,545,955,619 US$2021: 127,386,704,512 US$2022: 153,339,302,699 US$2023: 142,133,954,825 US$2024: 150,010,918,020 US$2025: 159,382,895,847 US$
Change over the period: +143B (+898.66%) Average annual rate: 6.8 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 159B US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 159B +9.37B +6.25%
2024 150B +7.88B +5.54%
2023 142B −11.21B −7.31%
2022 153B +25.95B +20.37%
2021 127B +22.84B +21.85%
2020 105B −5.96B −5.4%
2019 111B −12.58B −10.22%
2018 123B +15.87B +14.8%
2017 107B +6.11B +6.05%
2016 101B −9.19B −8.33%
2015 110B −13.45B −10.87%
2014 124B +2B +1.64%
2013 122B +9.43B +8.39%
2012 112B −64.69M −0.06%
2011 112B +19.21B +20.62%
2010 93.17B +10.05B +12.1%
2009 83.12B −6.4B −7.15%
2008 89.51B +20.93B +30.53%
2007 68.58B +12.99B +23.36%
2006 55.59B +5.69B +11.39%
2005 49.91B +10.19B +25.67%
2004 39.71B +7.54B +23.43%
2003 32.17B +2.95B +10.1%
2002 29.22B +5.49B +23.15%
2001 23.73B −768M −3.14%
2000 24.5B +2.52B +11.48%
1999 21.97B +202M +0.93%
1998 21.77B +1.51B +7.45%
1997 20.26B −1.24B −5.78%
1996 21.51B −546M −2.48%
1995 22.05B −1.08B −4.67%
1994 23.13B +409M +1.8%
1993 22.72B +2.85B +14.32%
1992 19.88B −2.81B −12.37%
1991 22.68B +6.72B +42.13%
1990 15.96B — —

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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