Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in North America
North America: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in North America, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in North America peaked at 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places North America 44th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in North America, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Lithuania 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Kuwait 0.1822 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Lesotho 0.1787 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Namibia 0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Kosovo 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Austria 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in North America?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in North America was 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does North America rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- North America ranks 44th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) 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.