Middle income's service imports (current US$, BoP) was US$1.89 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 61.34% from US$1.17 trillion in 2015 (4.9% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.89 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.04 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.17 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.89 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$68.28 billion | 1986 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1.41 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$79.92 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Middle income's service imports (current US$, BoP) rose 5.8% on 2024 (from US$1.79 trillion to US$1.89 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.4% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 24% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$70.2 billion a year. A straight line explains 60% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Middle income | US$1.89 trillion | 2025 |
| World | US$8.75 trillion | 2025 |
What this measures
Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 44 values
| Year | Service imports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,891,280,097,316 |
| 2024 | 1,787,174,660,997 |
| 2023 | 1,592,234,751,912 |
| 2022 | 1,421,763,534,054 |
| 2021 | 1,198,918,236,715 |
| 2020 | 1,036,855,458,345 |
| 2019 | 1,364,085,382,647 |
| 2018 | 1,384,292,461,233 |
| 2017 | 1,265,382,561,814 |
| 2016 | 1,162,942,532,190 |
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$6.63 billion (2023)
- Libya
More economic policy & debt data for Middle income
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$117.46 billion (2025)
- Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$9.23 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$10.34 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 25.31% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$9.88 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 24.2% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 1.11% (2025)
- Trade (% of GDP) — 48.52% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Middle income's service imports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$1.89 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 2,267% from US$79.92 billion in 1982 (7.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.89 trillion in 2025 and the lowest US$68.28 billion in 1986.
- Is the latest change in service imports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Middle income?
- In 2025, Middle income's service imports (current US$, BoP) rose 5.8% on 2024 (from US$1.79 trillion to US$1.89 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.7% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- 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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