Commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Commercial service imports was 137.69 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 137.69 billion current US$ for commercial service imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 137.69 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.23 billion current US$, in 2005.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.23 billion current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 57.83 billion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 67.30 billion current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 87.28 billion current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 81.51 billion current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 86.73 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 88.88 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 95.53 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 101.87 billion current US$ | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 109.26 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 102.17 billion current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 97.51 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 106.28 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 113.06 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 118.02 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 78.76 billion current US$ | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 97.31 billion current US$ | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 116.66 billion current US$ | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 120.62 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 137.69 billion current US$ | +14.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.3% | 118.02 billion current US$ | 78.76 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.43 billion current US$ | 53.23 billion current US$ | 87.28 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 101.93 billion current US$ | 86.73 billion current US$ | 118.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.21 billion current US$ | 78.76 billion current US$ | 137.69 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 28 Mexico 74.54 billion current US$ compare
- 29 Norway 73.75 billion current US$ compare
- 30 Indonesia 62.87 billion current US$ compare
- 31 Malaysia 56.15 billion current US$ compare
- 32 Türkiye 54.57 billion current US$ compare
- 33 Israel 52.88 billion current US$ compare
- 34 Finland 48.90 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service imports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 137.69 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial service imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 137.69 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.23 billion current US$ in 2005.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.