Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Southern Asia

Imports of goods and services in Southern Asia in 2025 — 1,261,851,270,979 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27,002%.

2025 1.26T US$ +2.97% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.26T US$2025
Period minimum 4.64B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Southern Asia, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,655,937,560 US$1962: 4,824,553,849 US$1964: 6,146,258,484 US$1966: 6,649,970,348 US$1968: 6,885,955,531 US$1970: 7,848,618,003 US$1972: 8,997,499,299 US$1974: 21,588,462,218 US$1976: 31,399,581,049 US$1978: 33,511,976,993 US$1980: 55,729,733,973 US$1982: 54,856,848,341 US$1984: 55,422,636,196 US$1986: 51,199,387,767 US$1988: 53,927,125,407 US$1990: 73,005,447,433 US$1992: 79,152,986,548 US$1994: 64,216,414,528 US$1996: 92,475,963,031 US$1998: 99,126,968,184 US$2000: 117,871,554,989 US$2002: 138,578,235,806 US$2004: 227,845,448,792 US$2006: 355,632,891,086 US$2008: 527,754,595,801 US$2010: 614,443,702,684 US$2012: 803,878,756,028 US$2014: 739,109,323,424 US$2016: 706,219,104,121 US$2018: 928,652,537,028 US$2020: 733,810,267,796 US$2022: 1,196,126,340,304 US$2024: 1,225,492,888,529 US$2025: 1,261,851,270,979 US$
Change over the period: +1.26T (+27,001.98%) Average annual rate: 9 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Asia 1.26T US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.26T +36.36B +2.97%
2024 1.23T +82.75B +7.24%
2023 1.14T −53.38B −4.46%
2022 1.2T +172B +16.77%
2021 1.02T +291B +39.6%
2020 734B −132B −15.2%
2019 865B −63.29B −6.82%
2018 929B +88.03B +10.47%
2017 841B +134B +19.03%
2016 706B +22.05B +3.22%
2015 684B −54.94B −7.43%
2014 739B +5.07B +0.69%
2013 734B −69.84B −8.69%
2012 804B +48.43B +6.41%
2011 755B +141B +22.95%
2010 614B +100B +19.55%
2009 514B −13.78B −2.61%
2008 528B +81.06B +18.15%
2007 447B +91.06B +25.61%
2006 356B +65.17B +22.44%
2005 290B +62.62B +27.48%
2004 228B +59.6B +35.43%
2003 168B +29.67B +21.41%
2002 139B +14.65B +11.82%
2001 124B +6.06B +5.14%
2000 118B +11.09B +10.38%
1999 107B +7.66B +7.72%
1998 99.13B +2.81B +2.92%
1997 96.31B +3.84B +4.15%
1996 92.48B +10.17B +12.35%
1995 82.31B +18.09B +28.17%
1994 64.22B +1.78B +2.85%
1993 62.44B −16.72B −21.12%
1992 79.15B −495M −0.62%
1991 79.65B +6.64B +9.1%
1990 73.01B +11.74B +19.16%
1989 61.27B +7.34B +13.61%
1988 53.93B +10.45B +24.02%
1987 43.48B −7.72B −15.07%
1986 51.2B −5.11B −9.07%
1985 56.3B +882M +1.59%
1984 55.42B −11.34B −16.98%
1983 66.76B +11.91B +21.7%
1982 54.86B −1.52B −2.69%
1981 56.37B +644M +1.15%
1980 55.73B +20.12B +56.52%
1979 35.6B +2.09B +6.25%
1978 33.51B −3.32B −9.01%
1977 36.83B +5.43B +17.29%
1976 31.4B +762M +2.49%
1975 30.64B +9.05B +41.92%
1974 21.59B +9B +71.45%
1973 12.59B +3.59B +39.95%
1972 9B +310M +3.57%
1971 8.69B +838M +10.68%
1970 7.85B +761M +10.74%
1969 7.09B +202M +2.93%
1968 6.89B −237M −3.33%
1967 7.12B +473M +7.12%
1966 6.65B −22.46M −0.34%
1965 6.67B +526M +8.56%
1964 6.15B +852M +16.09%
1963 5.29B +470M +9.74%
1962 4.82B +188M +4.06%
1961 4.64B −19.58M −0.42%
1960 4.66B

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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