Service imports — all countries

Service imports — High-income countries

Service imports in high-income countries in 2024 — 6,122,176,168,144 US$. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 396.4%.

2024 6.12T US$ +7.6% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6.12T US$2024
Period minimum 1.23T US$2001

Trend over time

2001–2024 · US$

Service imports — High-income countries, 2001–202402T4T6T8T2001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 1,233,299,068,375 US$2002: 1,342,422,128,814 US$2003: 1,524,667,753,090 US$2004: 1,818,719,565,461 US$2005: 2,093,866,453,802 US$2006: 2,319,597,381,652 US$2007: 2,703,741,782,171 US$2008: 3,036,619,132,087 US$2009: 2,713,211,065,765 US$2010: 2,911,318,536,500 US$2011: 3,228,341,298,129 US$2012: 3,296,399,025,786 US$2013: 3,495,273,110,212 US$2014: 3,745,182,274,698 US$2015: 3,576,007,232,840 US$2016: 3,625,428,309,088 US$2017: 3,949,367,315,242 US$2018: 4,271,601,494,360 US$2019: 4,486,081,049,928 US$2020: 3,861,237,299,193 US$2021: 4,424,447,795,852 US$2022: 5,070,507,119,457 US$2023: 5,689,978,030,858 US$2024: 6,122,176,168,144 US$
Change over the period: +4.89T (+396.41%) Average annual rate: 7.21 %

Comparison, 2024

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

High-income countries 6.12T US$
World 8.1T US$
Service imports — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 6.12T +432B +7.6%
2023 5.69T +619B +12.22%
2022 5.07T +646B +14.6%
2021 4.42T +563B +14.59%
2020 3.86T −625B −13.93%
2019 4.49T +214B +5.02%
2018 4.27T +322B +8.16%
2017 3.95T +324B +8.94%
2016 3.63T +49.42B +1.38%
2015 3.58T −169B −4.52%
2014 3.75T +250B +7.15%
2013 3.5T +199B +6.03%
2012 3.3T +68.06B +2.11%
2011 3.23T +317B +10.89%
2010 2.91T +198B +7.3%
2009 2.71T −323B −10.65%
2008 3.04T +333B +12.31%
2007 2.7T +384B +16.56%
2006 2.32T +226B +10.78%
2005 2.09T +275B +15.13%
2004 1.82T +294B +19.29%
2003 1.52T +182B +13.58%
2002 1.34T +109B +8.85%
2001 1.23T

About the indicator

Imports of services: what residents spend on foreign transport, travel, insurance, business and computer services. A large and inconspicuous item: the spending of a country's own tourists abroad is counted here, so countries with well-off populations and a short holiday season have large service imports even when merchandise trade is weak. For many countries the difference between exports and imports of services flips the sign of a trade balance computed on goods alone.

Important: The trips of a country's own citizens abroad are part of service imports, not a separate item. It excludes compensation paid to foreign workers and investment income.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.