Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate was 14.16 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2006–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 14.16 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 317.3% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 29.68 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -33.27 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.65 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 16.37 % change on previous year | +89.2% |
| 2008 | 29.68 % change on previous year | +81.3% |
| 2009 | -6.61 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -196.9% |
| 2011 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
| 2012 | 7.48 % change on previous year | +202.0% |
| 2013 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 7.26 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2015 | -6.48 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 2016 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 9 % change on previous year | -296.9% |
| 2018 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2020 | -33.27 % change on previous year | -858.3% |
| 2021 | 23.55 % change on previous year | -170.8% |
| 2022 | 19.89 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 2024 | 14.16 % change on previous year | +317.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -858.3% | 4.39 % change on previous year | -33.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.02 % change on previous year | -6.61 % change on previous year | 29.68 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.9 % change on previous year | -6.48 % change on previous year | 9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 % change on previous year | -33.27 % change on previous year | 23.55 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 2 Suriname 104.8 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Benin 64.23 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Congo 62.31 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Nauru 47.87 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 40.88 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 37.91 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 36.87 % change on previous year compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 14.16 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.68 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.27 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.