Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in World
World: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in World, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in World is 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in World peaked at 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1986.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in World, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Luxembourg 1.31 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 0.794 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Suriname 0.7923 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Ireland 0.7659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Malta 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for World
- Merchandise trade 43.9% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 26.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.39 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,212 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in World?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in World was 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
- How does World rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- World ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.