Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — South Asia

Imports of goods and services in South Asia in 2025 — 1,074,229,317,753 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 30,249.4%.

2025 1.07T US$ +5.94% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.07T US$2025
Period minimum 3.46B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — South Asia, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,539,535,217 US$1962: 3,663,377,184 US$1964: 4,508,927,411 US$1966: 4,472,386,347 US$1968: 4,051,947,526 US$1970: 4,357,100,779 US$1972: 4,286,533,738 US$1974: 8,793,210,367 US$1976: 9,578,950,063 US$1978: 12,670,223,716 US$1980: 23,483,234,939 US$1982: 22,321,324,267 US$1984: 21,974,900,946 US$1986: 23,401,869,813 US$1988: 29,348,252,083 US$1990: 35,795,323,561 US$1992: 37,173,050,168 US$1994: 45,522,609,605 US$1996: 61,849,790,134 US$1998: 71,170,802,402 US$2000: 85,848,346,306 US$2002: 98,036,679,312 US$2004: 163,983,835,357 US$2006: 264,995,411,333 US$2008: 401,091,985,568 US$2010: 505,470,923,253 US$2012: 646,009,335,520 US$2014: 610,979,567,171 US$2016: 562,495,109,326 US$2018: 749,716,955,912 US$2020: 602,619,491,723 US$2022: 1,005,209,907,053 US$2024: 1,014,029,776,811 US$2025: 1,074,229,317,753 US$
Change over the period: +1.07T (+30,249.45%) Average annual rate: 9.19 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 1.07T US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.07T +60.2B +5.94%
2024 1.01T +57.05B +5.96%
2023 957B −48.23B −4.8%
2022 1.01T +133B +15.24%
2021 872B +270B +44.75%
2020 603B −109B −15.28%
2019 711B −38.42B −5.12%
2018 750B +76.4B +11.35%
2017 673B +111B +19.7%
2016 562B +13.17B +2.4%
2015 549B −61.66B −10.09%
2014 611B +6.93B +1.15%
2013 604B −41.96B −6.5%
2012 646B +6.9B +1.08%
2011 639B +134B +26.44%
2010 505B +111B +28.15%
2009 394B −6.65B −1.66%
2008 401B +57.54B +16.75%
2007 344B +78.55B +29.64%
2006 265B +50.79B +23.71%
2005 214B +50.23B +30.63%
2004 164B +47.4B +40.65%
2003 117B +18.55B +18.92%
2002 98.04B +12.2B +14.21%
2001 85.84B −7.11M −0.01%
2000 85.85B +6.17B +7.74%
1999 79.68B +8.51B +11.95%
1998 71.17B +4.22B +6.3%
1997 66.95B +5.11B +8.25%
1996 61.85B +3.33B +5.68%
1995 58.52B +13B +28.56%
1994 45.52B +7.15B +18.62%
1993 38.38B +1.2B +3.24%
1992 37.17B +5.41B +17.02%
1991 31.77B −4.03B −11.26%
1990 35.8B +3.99B +12.55%
1989 31.8B +2.45B +8.36%
1988 29.35B +3.5B +13.53%
1987 25.85B +2.45B +10.47%
1986 23.4B −516M −2.16%
1985 23.92B +1.94B +8.84%
1984 21.97B −876M −3.84%
1983 22.85B +530M +2.37%
1982 22.32B −67.64M −0.3%
1981 22.39B −1.09B −4.66%
1980 23.48B +6.37B +37.2%
1979 17.12B +4.45B +35.09%
1978 12.67B +2.23B +21.38%
1977 10.44B +860M +8.98%
1976 9.58B −264M −2.68%
1975 9.84B +1.05B +11.94%
1974 8.79B +2.85B +47.88%
1973 5.95B +1.66B +38.72%
1972 4.29B −143M −3.22%
1971 4.43B +72.21M +1.66%
1970 4.36B +373M +9.37%
1969 3.98B −68.07M −1.68%
1968 4.05B −419M −9.38%
1967 4.47B −1.09M −0.02%
1966 4.47B −41.55M −0.92%
1965 4.51B +5.01M +0.11%
1964 4.51B +522M +13.09%
1963 3.99B +324M +8.84%
1962 3.66B +207M +6%
1961 3.46B −83.49M −2.36%
1960 3.54B

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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