United States
Imports of goods and services
Goods and services purchased from the rest of the world.
Source: World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS:US
Imports of goods and services - United States in United States was 14.3% on January 1, 2024, higher by 0.17% (+1.2%) from the prior observation. Charted from annual observations in % of gdp.
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Imports of goods and services - United States time series chart. Showing observations from 1970 to 2024. Latest value 14.3%.
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Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
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As of January 2024, Imports of goods and services for United States stood at 14.3%. That is up 0.17 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 14.4%, ranging from a low of 13.2% in January 2020 to a high of 15.5% in January 2022. The current reading sits 0.55 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 14.8%.
Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.