Service imports — all countries

Service imports — Upper-middle-income countries

Service imports in upper-middle-income countries in 2025 — 1,137,012,814,895 US$. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 2,751.5%.

2025 1.14T US$ −9.29% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.25T US$2024
Period minimum 38.15B US$1986

Trend over time

1984–2025 · US$

Service imports — Upper-middle-income countries, 1984–20250500B1T1.5T1984198919941999200420092014201920241984: 39,874,578,116 US$1985: 39,468,537,099 US$1986: 38,153,790,865 US$1987: 40,419,599,880 US$1988: 46,432,311,027 US$1989: 52,375,785,013 US$1990: 62,381,409,991 US$1991: 68,172,611,417 US$1992: 80,972,282,084 US$1993: 94,775,242,113 US$1994: 109,071,390,309 US$1995: 131,500,254,783 US$1996: 137,003,883,950 US$1997: 154,140,265,882 US$1998: 142,975,188,403 US$1999: 145,669,936,113 US$2000: 164,587,404,079 US$2001: 165,691,847,573 US$2002: 175,922,652,330 US$2003: 196,850,280,873 US$2004: 241,591,501,324 US$2005: 292,190,589,252 US$2006: 329,819,930,774 US$2007: 409,616,577,707 US$2008: 488,961,237,134 US$2009: 455,278,723,752 US$2010: 545,859,997,320 US$2011: 648,522,822,722 US$2012: 707,747,058,017 US$2013: 785,494,225,556 US$2014: 899,807,744,715 US$2015: 856,189,008,429 US$2016: 848,178,359,551 US$2017: 912,760,834,290 US$2018: 996,716,401,214 US$2019: 958,766,415,697 US$2020: 724,103,220,889 US$2021: 837,696,711,406 US$2022: 965,783,108,932 US$2023: 1,125,435,595,499 US$2024: 1,253,505,747,261 US$2025: 1,137,012,814,895 US$
Change over the period: +1.1T (+2,751.47%) Average annual rate: 8.51 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Upper-middle-income countries 1.14T US$
World 8.69T US$
Service imports — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.14T −116B −9.29%
2024 1.25T +128B +11.38%
2023 1.13T +160B +16.53%
2022 966B +128B +15.29%
2021 838B +114B +15.69%
2020 724B −235B −24.48%
2019 959B −37.95B −3.81%
2018 997B +83.96B +9.2%
2017 913B +64.58B +7.61%
2016 848B −8.01B −0.94%
2015 856B −43.62B −4.85%
2014 900B +114B +14.55%
2013 785B +77.75B +10.99%
2012 708B +59.22B +9.13%
2011 649B +103B +18.81%
2010 546B +90.58B +19.9%
2009 455B −33.68B −6.89%
2008 489B +79.34B +19.37%
2007 410B +79.8B +24.19%
2006 330B +37.63B +12.88%
2005 292B +50.6B +20.94%
2004 242B +44.74B +22.73%
2003 197B +20.93B +11.9%
2002 176B +10.23B +6.17%
2001 166B +1.1B +0.67%
2000 165B +18.92B +12.99%
1999 146B +2.69B +1.88%
1998 143B −11.17B −7.24%
1997 154B +17.14B +12.51%
1996 137B +5.5B +4.19%
1995 132B +22.43B +20.56%
1994 109B +14.3B +15.08%
1993 94.78B +13.8B +17.05%
1992 80.97B +12.8B +18.78%
1991 68.17B +5.79B +9.28%
1990 62.38B +10.01B +19.1%
1989 52.38B +5.94B +12.8%
1988 46.43B +6.01B +14.88%
1987 40.42B +2.27B +5.94%
1986 38.15B −1.31B −3.33%
1985 39.47B −406M −1.02%
1984 39.87B

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.