Service imports in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 478,774,637,255 US$. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 1,939%.
1978–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 479B | +37.06B | +8.39% |
| 2023 | 442B | +6.12B | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 436B | +93.23B | +27.23% |
| 2021 | 342B | +46.33B | +15.65% |
| 2020 | 296B | −89.81B | −23.28% |
| 2019 | 386B | +20.62B | +5.65% |
| 2018 | 365B | +35.79B | +10.86% |
| 2017 | 329B | +34.61B | +11.74% |
| 2016 | 295B | +2.76B | +0.95% |
| 2015 | 292B | −8.48B | −2.82% |
| 2014 | 301B | +14.22B | +4.97% |
| 2013 | 286B | +9.26B | +3.34% |
| 2012 | 277B | +9.67B | +3.62% |
| 2011 | 267B | +18.07B | +7.25% |
| 2010 | 249B | +41.41B | +19.92% |
| 2009 | 208B | −24.83B | −10.67% |
| 2008 | 233B | +25.01B | +12.04% |
| 2007 | 208B | +38.83B | +22.99% |
| 2006 | 169B | +30.03B | +21.63% |
| 2005 | 139B | +27.26B | +24.43% |
| 2004 | 112B | +24.81B | +28.59% |
| 2003 | 86.79B | +12.19B | +16.33% |
| 2002 | 74.61B | +5.01B | +7.19% |
| 2001 | 69.6B | +1.97B | +2.92% |
| 2000 | 67.63B | +3.87B | +6.07% |
| 1999 | 63.76B | −1.04B | −1.61% |
| 1998 | 64.8B | −2.16B | −3.22% |
| 1997 | 66.96B | +9.21B | +15.94% |
| 1996 | 57.76B | +7.94B | +15.93% |
| 1995 | 49.82B | +3.45B | +7.45% |
| 1994 | 46.37B | +3.51B | +8.19% |
| 1993 | 42.86B | +2.73B | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 40.13B | +3.56B | +9.73% |
| 1991 | 36.57B | +2.34B | +6.83% |
| 1990 | 34.23B | +4.74B | +16.08% |
| 1989 | 29.49B | +2.84B | +10.67% |
| 1988 | 26.65B | +2.51B | +10.41% |
| 1987 | 24.13B | +1.17B | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 22.96B | −912M | −3.82% |
| 1985 | 23.87B | +631M | +2.71% |
| 1984 | 23.24B | −1.46B | −5.91% |
| 1983 | 24.7B | −608M | −2.4% |
| 1982 | 25.31B | −1.6B | −5.93% |
| 1981 | 26.91B | −572M | −2.08% |
| 1980 | 27.48B | +4.7B | +20.65% |
| 1979 | 22.78B | −705M | −3% |
| 1978 | 23.48B | — | — |
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.
How much a country sells abroad in services — tourism, transport, communications, software.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Trade Trade balanceThe difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.
Trade Exports of goods and servicesThe value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Exports (% of GDP)How far the economy is oriented toward external markets.
Trade Imports (% of GDP)How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.