Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in United States of America, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United States of America peaked at 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places United States of America 194th out of 198 countries 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$), per unit of GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 191 China 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Bangladesh 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Algeria 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 Pakistan 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 196 Sudan 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 197 Haiti 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for United States of America
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United States of America?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United States of America was 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) 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.