Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members
OECD members: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members peaked at 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.
That places OECD members 12th 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 50 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 9 Naoero 0.4861 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 San Marino 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Seychelles 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Lebanon 0.329 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Aruba 0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Denmark 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Guyana 0.2909 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in OECD members was 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
- How does OECD members rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.