Low income's service imports (current US$, BoP) was US$40.64 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 14.49% from US$35.5 billion in 2014 (1.36% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$40.64 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$34.87 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$35.5 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$42.52 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$13.06 billion | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | US$35.77 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$13.06 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Low income's service imports (current US$, BoP) fell 4.4% on 2023 (from US$42.52 billion to US$40.64 billion).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +7.4% and a typical year strayed about 11.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.5% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.47 billion a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Low income | US$40.64 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$8.75 trillion | 2025 |
What this measures
Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 20 values
| Year | Service imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,642,967,922 |
| 2023 | 42,515,483,805 |
| 2022 | 42,227,103,114 |
| 2021 | 37,389,820,640 |
| 2020 | 33,449,210,699 |
| 2019 | 34,874,927,958 |
| 2018 | 36,404,430,220 |
| 2017 | 29,485,977,188 |
| 2016 | 29,842,785,746 |
| 2015 | 30,842,676,973 |
Service imports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$1.11 billion (2020)
- Algeria — US$11.99 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — US$12.97 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — US$729.63 million (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$29.61 billion (2025)
- Iraq — US$26.87 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$56.46 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$6.5 billion (2024)
- Kuwait — US$29.6 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$6.63 billion (2023)
- Libya
More economic policy & debt data for Low income
- GDP (current US$) — US$642.67 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$837.36 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$627.91 billion (2025)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria (current US$) — US$57.58 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium (current US$) — US$350.05 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada (current US$) — US$677.23 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions (current US$) — US$3.08 billion (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$) — US$483.76 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Low income's service imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$40.64 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 211.09% from US$13.06 billion in 2005 (6.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$42.52 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$13.06 billion in 2005.
- Is the latest change in service imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Low income?
- In 2024, Low income's service imports (current US$, BoP) fell 4.4% on 2023 (from US$42.52 billion to US$40.64 billion). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +7.4% and a typical year strayed about 11.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.NFSV.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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