Service imports growth U.S. 2021

In 2021, U.S. imports of services via cross-border trade increased by 17.9 percent. The large drop in imports in 2020, as well as the significant growth in 2021 can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent recovery.

Percentage change in volume of United States imports of services from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Cross-border trade	Through foreign affiliates of U.S. companies
2021	17.9%	-
2020	-21.4%	-
2019	4.99%	3.32%
2018	3.08%	6.07%
2017	6.9%	12.45%
2016	2.97%	4.33%
2015	1.47%	1.86%
2014	5.44%	5.43%
2013	-0.82%	9.67%
2012	2.49%	4.06%
2011	4.98%	11.46%
2010	7.1%	4.76%
2009	-3.12%	-4.6%
2008	9.13%	2.6%
2007	10.34%	5.48%
2006	11.88%	13.5%
2005	7.44%	5.59%
2004*	15.17%	44.58%
2003	8.08%	1.77%
2002	5.15%	0.02%
2001	0.5%	6.73%
2000	12.29%	17.34%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

July 2022

More information

Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the BEA: Beginning in 2004, services provided by bank affiliates and by the nonbank affiliates of U.S. banks are included in the statistics. Also beginning in 2004, the statistics are presented as "services supplied" rather than "sales of services." Compared with sales of services, services supplied adds 1) wholesalers' and retailers' distributive services, 2) insurers' premium supplements, and 3) banks' implicitly-charged services; it subtracts a proxy measure of insurers' expected losses.

Percentages calculated by Statista.

*There is no data available for imports of services via foreign affiliates of U.S. companies for 2020-2021.

Citation formats