Service imports — all countries

Service imports — Middle East & North Africa

Service imports in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 611,657,415,505 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 1,140.1%.

2025 612B US$ +4.62% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 612B US$2025
Period minimum 49.32B US$1977

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Service imports — Middle East & North Africa, 1977–20250200B400B600B800B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 49,321,408,163 US$1978: 61,509,571,691 US$1979: 82,039,114,687 US$1980: 91,022,882,445 US$1981: 107,440,515,611 US$1982: 98,427,462,986 US$1983: 103,488,666,739 US$1984: 96,411,418,556 US$1985: 83,486,039,295 US$1986: 70,079,160,343 US$1987: 68,761,670,068 US$1988: 64,400,330,465 US$1989: 74,718,535,514 US$1990: 85,539,778,237 US$1991: 121,996,979,285 US$1992: 112,876,650,660 US$1993: 101,971,673,352 US$1994: 89,477,110,870 US$1995: 92,234,035,250 US$1996: 104,726,263,091 US$1997: 110,092,095,656 US$1998: 94,766,105,291 US$1999: 98,992,075,102 US$2000: 114,581,074,447 US$2001: 105,182,219,334 US$2002: 107,112,966,511 US$2003: 119,668,593,026 US$2004: 149,757,925,065 US$2005: 184,842,849,871 US$2006: 218,112,903,150 US$2007: 260,812,994,440 US$2008: 318,762,444,072 US$2009: 315,581,182,225 US$2010: 333,022,032,969 US$2011: 349,074,488,997 US$2012: 373,090,910,247 US$2013: 397,054,534,602 US$2014: 453,336,307,049 US$2015: 423,321,629,224 US$2016: 400,752,199,222 US$2017: 431,091,249,369 US$2018: 470,230,751,904 US$2019: 478,103,562,414 US$2020: 369,906,764,404 US$2021: 415,817,352,227 US$2022: 514,454,352,952 US$2023: 561,397,451,805 US$2024: 584,630,399,868 US$2025: 611,657,415,505 US$
Change over the period: +562B (+1,140.15%) Average annual rate: 5.39 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle East & North Africa 612B US$
World 8.69T US$
Service imports — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 612B +27.03B +4.62%
2024 585B +23.23B +4.14%
2023 561B +46.94B +9.12%
2022 514B +98.64B +23.72%
2021 416B +45.91B +12.41%
2020 370B −108B −22.63%
2019 478B +7.87B +1.67%
2018 470B +39.14B +9.08%
2017 431B +30.34B +7.57%
2016 401B −22.57B −5.33%
2015 423B −30.01B −6.62%
2014 453B +56.28B +14.17%
2013 397B +23.96B +6.42%
2012 373B +24.02B +6.88%
2011 349B +16.05B +4.82%
2010 333B +17.44B +5.53%
2009 316B −3.18B −1%
2008 319B +57.95B +22.22%
2007 261B +42.7B +19.58%
2006 218B +33.27B +18%
2005 185B +35.08B +23.43%
2004 150B +30.09B +25.14%
2003 120B +12.56B +11.72%
2002 107B +1.93B +1.84%
2001 105B −9.4B −8.2%
2000 115B +15.59B +15.75%
1999 98.99B +4.23B +4.46%
1998 94.77B −15.33B −13.92%
1997 110B +5.37B +5.12%
1996 105B +12.49B +13.54%
1995 92.23B +2.76B +3.08%
1994 89.48B −12.49B −12.25%
1993 102B −10.9B −9.66%
1992 113B −9.12B −7.48%
1991 122B +36.46B +42.62%
1990 85.54B +10.82B +14.48%
1989 74.72B +10.32B +16.02%
1988 64.4B −4.36B −6.34%
1987 68.76B −1.32B −1.88%
1986 70.08B −13.41B −16.06%
1985 83.49B −12.93B −13.41%
1984 96.41B −7.08B −6.84%
1983 103B +5.06B +5.14%
1982 98.43B −9.01B −8.39%
1981 107B +16.42B +18.04%
1980 91.02B +8.98B +10.95%
1979 82.04B +20.53B +33.38%
1978 61.51B +12.19B +24.71%
1977 49.32B

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.