Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
That places East Asia & Pacific 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 23 Andorra 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Estonia 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Kiribati 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Belgium 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Tonga 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.