Service imports — all countries

Service imports — Western Asia

Service imports in Western Asia in 2024 — 511,977,815,551 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 1,040.5%.

2024 512B US$ +2.77% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 512B US$2024
Period minimum 44.89B US$1995

Trend over time

1995–2024 · US$

Service imports — Western Asia, 1995–20240200B400B600B199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 44,888,971,372 US$1996: 52,296,774,907 US$1997: 57,030,217,562 US$1998: 50,861,597,828 US$1999: 52,256,200,700 US$2000: 59,733,929,071 US$2001: 52,640,499,077 US$2002: 57,580,012,324 US$2003: 66,055,532,719 US$2004: 80,798,128,499 US$2005: 104,287,975,312 US$2006: 122,874,341,452 US$2007: 148,571,321,867 US$2008: 176,985,048,731 US$2009: 177,613,886,922 US$2010: 188,784,867,584 US$2011: 214,270,691,970 US$2012: 229,349,318,402 US$2013: 251,756,324,042 US$2014: 292,445,150,049 US$2015: 272,158,951,390 US$2016: 256,568,361,715 US$2017: 275,092,039,173 US$2018: 298,535,227,394 US$2019: 304,322,506,963 US$2020: 236,224,701,087 US$2021: 266,935,321,063 US$2022: 345,167,978,216 US$2023: 498,186,622,630 US$2024: 511,977,815,551 US$
Change over the period: +467B (+1,040.54%) Average annual rate: 8.76 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 512B US$
World 8.1T US$
Service imports — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 512B +13.79B +2.77%
2023 498B +153B +44.33%
2022 345B +78.23B +29.31%
2021 267B +30.71B +13%
2020 236B −68.1B −22.38%
2019 304B +5.79B +1.94%
2018 299B +23.44B +8.52%
2017 275B +18.52B +7.22%
2016 257B −15.59B −5.73%
2015 272B −20.29B −6.94%
2014 292B +40.69B +16.16%
2013 252B +22.41B +9.77%
2012 229B +15.08B +7.04%
2011 214B +25.49B +13.5%
2010 189B +11.17B +6.29%
2009 178B +629M +0.36%
2008 177B +28.41B +19.12%
2007 149B +25.7B +20.91%
2006 123B +18.59B +17.82%
2005 104B +23.49B +29.07%
2004 80.8B +14.74B +22.32%
2003 66.06B +8.48B +14.72%
2002 57.58B +4.94B +9.38%
2001 52.64B −7.09B −11.88%
2000 59.73B +7.48B +14.31%
1999 52.26B +1.39B +2.74%
1998 50.86B −6.17B −10.82%
1997 57.03B +4.73B +9.05%
1996 52.3B +7.41B +16.5%
1995 44.89B

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.