Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Middle East & North Africa

Imports of goods and services in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 1,957,322,615,440 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 10,734.2%.

2024 1.96T US$ +8.67% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.96T US$2024
Period minimum 18.07B US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Middle East & North Africa, 1970–20240500B1T1.5T2T19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 18,066,140,723 US$1971: 19,816,111,862 US$1972: 23,128,005,632 US$1973: 33,883,819,424 US$1974: 59,911,166,119 US$1975: 88,026,729,028 US$1976: 98,996,385,303 US$1977: 128,516,326,484 US$1978: 138,385,296,323 US$1979: 159,692,226,533 US$1980: 208,639,082,989 US$1981: 239,473,871,407 US$1982: 249,498,535,222 US$1983: 242,919,470,539 US$1984: 223,219,354,443 US$1985: 201,141,285,894 US$1986: 178,386,245,795 US$1987: 172,540,777,170 US$1988: 188,412,622,143 US$1989: 210,271,418,966 US$1990: 232,272,324,305 US$1991: 248,112,410,218 US$1992: 247,331,549,538 US$1993: 230,333,652,099 US$1994: 215,386,248,765 US$1995: 240,165,976,167 US$1996: 255,968,158,510 US$1997: 266,121,036,031 US$1998: 267,207,286,904 US$1999: 280,207,997,360 US$2000: 312,740,542,134 US$2001: 316,046,431,348 US$2002: 324,767,044,078 US$2003: 371,888,025,813 US$2004: 468,868,149,762 US$2005: 562,760,574,272 US$2006: 661,328,324,832 US$2007: 843,079,005,589 US$2008: 1,071,607,717,870 US$2009: 956,125,801,286 US$2010: 1,006,050,661,424 US$2011: 1,150,380,551,980 US$2012: 1,298,963,671,316 US$2013: 1,324,289,169,521 US$2014: 1,379,961,864,682 US$2015: 1,274,205,108,528 US$2016: 1,212,855,025,988 US$2017: 1,291,227,478,123 US$2018: 1,367,600,177,805 US$2019: 1,383,054,912,361 US$2020: 1,201,923,932,490 US$2021: 1,394,972,864,947 US$2022: 1,706,826,320,707 US$2023: 1,801,089,089,875 US$2024: 1,957,322,615,440 US$
Change over the period: +1.94T (+10,734.2%) Average annual rate: 9.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 1.96T US$
World 31.39T US$
Imports of goods and services — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 1.96T +156B +8.67%
2023 1.8T +94.26B +5.52%
2022 1.71T +312B +22.36%
2021 1.39T +193B +16.06%
2020 1.2T −181B −13.1%
2019 1.38T +15.45B +1.13%
2018 1.37T +76.37B +5.91%
2017 1.29T +78.37B +6.46%
2016 1.21T −61.35B −4.81%
2015 1.27T −106B −7.66%
2014 1.38T +55.67B +4.2%
2013 1.32T +25.33B +1.95%
2012 1.3T +149B +12.92%
2011 1.15T +144B +14.35%
2010 1.01T +49.92B +5.22%
2009 956B −115B −10.78%
2008 1.07T +229B +27.11%
2007 843B +182B +27.48%
2006 661B +98.57B +17.52%
2005 563B +93.89B +20.03%
2004 469B +96.98B +26.08%
2003 372B +47.12B +14.51%
2002 325B +8.72B +2.76%
2001 316B +3.31B +1.06%
2000 313B +32.53B +11.61%
1999 280B +13B +4.87%
1998 267B +1.09B +0.41%
1997 266B +10.15B +3.97%
1996 256B +15.8B +6.58%
1995 240B +24.78B +11.5%
1994 215B −14.95B −6.49%
1993 230B −17B −6.87%
1992 247B −781M −0.31%
1991 248B +15.84B +6.82%
1990 232B +22B +10.46%
1989 210B +21.86B +11.6%
1988 188B +15.87B +9.2%
1987 173B −5.85B −3.28%
1986 178B −22.76B −11.31%
1985 201B −22.08B −9.89%
1984 223B −19.7B −8.11%
1983 243B −6.58B −2.64%
1982 249B +10.02B +4.19%
1981 239B +30.83B +14.78%
1980 209B +48.95B +30.65%
1979 160B +21.31B +15.4%
1978 138B +9.87B +7.68%
1977 129B +29.52B +29.82%
1976 99B +10.97B +12.46%
1975 88.03B +28.12B +46.93%
1974 59.91B +26.03B +76.81%
1973 33.88B +10.76B +46.51%
1972 23.13B +3.31B +16.71%
1971 19.82B +1.75B +9.69%
1970 18.07B

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.

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