Imports, percent of GDP - Country rankings
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Imports of goods and services as percent of GDP, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 166 countries was 47.5 percent. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 177.77 percent and the lowest value was in Sudan: 1.27 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Imports, percent of GDP, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 177.77 | 1 | 1961 - 2025 |
| Luxembourg | 159.73 | 2 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Singapore | 138.64 | 3 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Djibouti | 114.82 | 4 | 2013 - 2025 |
| Lesotho | 103.07 | 5 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Ireland | 102.19 | 6 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Malta | 99.25 | 7 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Somalia | 99.11 | 8 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Kiribati | 97.59 | 9 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 95.3 | 10 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Cyprus | 93.38 | 11 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Slovakia | 85.73 | 12 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Vietnam | 83.72 | 13 | 1986 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 83.33 | 14 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Belgium | 79.7 | 15 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Mauritius | 78.31 | 16 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Maldives | 78.26 | 17 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 78.17 | 18 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 76.44 | 19 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Estonia | 75.37 | 20 | 1993 - 2025 |
| Slovenia | 74.74 | 21 | 1990 - 2025 |
| North Macedonia | 74.65 | 22 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Micronesia | 73.99 | 23 | 1983 - 2025 |
| Palau | 73.11 | 24 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 72.08 | 25 | 1993 - 2025 |
| Hungary | 71.73 | 26 | 1991 - 2025 |
| Netherlands | 71.46 | 27 | 1969 - 2025 |
| Solomon Isl. | 70.78 | 28 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 69.99 | 29 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 69.73 | 30 | 1981 - 2025 |
| Lithuania | 68.48 | 31 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Afghanistan | 68.06 | 32 | 2020 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 66.94 | 33 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Latvia | 66.45 | 34 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Montenegro | 66.2 | 35 | 2000 - 2025 |
| Thailand | 66.05 | 36 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Malaysia | 66.02 | 37 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Libya | 65.78 | 38 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Belarus | 65.09 | 39 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Fiji | 64.56 | 40 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 62.61 | 41 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Denmark | 60.76 | 42 | 1966 - 2025 |
| Tonga | 60.68 | 43 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 59.15 | 44 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Lebanon | 58.92 | 45 | 1989 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 58.32 | 46 | 1974 - 2025 |
| Nicaragua | 58.16 | 47 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Serbia | 58.14 | 48 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Honduras | 57.75 | 49 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Moldova | 57.32 | 50 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Guinea | 56.38 | 51 | 1986 - 2025 |
| Tunisia | 56.3 | 52 | 1965 - 2025 |
| Georgia | 55.64 | 53 | 1987 - 2025 |
| Croatia | 54.77 | 54 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Cape Verde | 54.22 | 55 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 54.06 | 56 | 1994 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria | 53.86 | 57 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Belize | 53.75 | 58 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 53.72 | 59 | 2013 - 2024 |
| Austria | 53.15 | 60 | 1970 - 2025 |
| El Salvador | 53.02 | 61 | 1965 - 2025 |
| Mozambique | 52.81 | 62 | 1991 - 2025 |
| Palestine | 52.74 | 63 | 1994 - 2025 |
| Mauritania | 52.19 | 64 | 1961 - 2025 |
| Sweden | 51.47 | 65 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Faroe Isl. | 51.2 | 66 | 1962 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 50.19 | 67 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Ukraine | 50.02 | 68 | 1989 - 2025 |
| Macao | 49.89 | 69 | 1982 - 2025 |
| Samoa | 48.87 | 70 | 2002 - 2025 |
| Oman | 48.78 | 71 | 1967 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 48.55 | 72 | 1994 - 2025 |
| Poland | 48.18 | 73 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Vanuatu | 48.03 | 74 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 47.88 | 75 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 47.87 | 76 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Greece | 47.66 | 77 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Portugal | 43.84 | 78 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Iceland | 43.72 | 79 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Rwanda | 43.27 | 80 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Albania | 43.17 | 81 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Puerto Rico | 42.75 | 82 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Senegal | 42.75 | 83 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Botswana | 42.37 | 84 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Romania | 41.61 | 85 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Finland | 41.55 | 86 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Bahamas | 41.46 | 87 | 1977 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 40.41 | 88 | 1960 - 2025 |
| South Korea | 40.28 | 89 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Philippines | 40.13 | 90 | 1981 - 2025 |
| Paraguay | 39.38 | 91 | 1962 - 2025 |
| Panama | 39.32 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 38.23 | 93 | 1965 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 38.14 | 94 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Germany | 37.66 | 95 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Iraq | 37.38 | 96 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 36.73 | 97 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Uzbekistan | 35.96 | 98 | 1997 - 2025 |
| France | 34.22 | 99 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Ghana | 33.91 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 33.53 | 101 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Gambia | 33.42 | 102 | 1966 - 2025 |
| Norway | 33.2 | 103 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Spain | 32.89 | 104 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Canada | 32.65 | 105 | 1961 - 2025 |
| Nepal | 32.62 | 106 | 1965 - 2025 |
| Costa Rica | 32.32 | 107 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Comoros | 32.25 | 108 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | 31.93 | 109 | 1960 - 2025 |
| UK | 31.78 | 110 | 1970 - 2025 |
| C.A. Republic | 31.42 | 111 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Guatemala | 31.42 | 112 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Malawi | 30.62 | 113 | 2017 - 2025 |
| Italy | 30.26 | 114 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Chile | 30.23 | 115 | 1960 - 2025 |
| South Africa | 29.85 | 116 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Eq. Guinea | 29.31 | 117 | 2005 - 2025 |
| Domin. Rep. | 29.02 | 118 | 1960 - 2025 |
| S.T.&Principe | 28.72 | 119 | 2008 - 2025 |
| N. Caledonia | 28.67 | 120 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Iran | 28.51 | 121 | 1960 - 2025 |
| G.-Bissau | 27.67 | 122 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Zambia | 27.55 | 123 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 27.47 | 124 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Mali | 27.44 | 125 | 1967 - 2025 |
| Turkey | 27.03 | 126 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 27.02 | 127 | 1968 - 2025 |
| Ecuador | 26.95 | 128 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Israel | 25.98 | 129 | 1970 - 2025 |
| New Zealand | 25.96 | 130 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 25.9 | 131 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Kazakhstan | 25.57 | 132 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 25.54 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 25.24 | 134 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Bermuda | 25.06 | 135 | 2010 - 2024 |
| India | 23.85 | 136 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | 23.45 | 137 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 23.28 | 138 | 1964 - 2025 |
| Egypt | 23.22 | 139 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Uruguay | 23.22 | 140 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Kenya | 23.15 | 141 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Japan | 22.87 | 142 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Peru | 22.8 | 143 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Australia | 22.52 | 144 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 22.36 | 145 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Benin | 21.8 | 146 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Tanzania | 21.58 | 147 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Indonesia | 20.5 | 148 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Algeria | 20.28 | 149 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Colombia | 20.24 | 150 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Angola | 18.97 | 151 | 2002 - 2025 |
| Cameroon | 18.73 | 152 | 1965 - 2025 |
| Brazil | 17.65 | 153 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Russia | 17.56 | 154 | 1989 - 2025 |
| China | 17.51 | 155 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Pakistan | 17.18 | 156 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Chad | 16.87 | 157 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Haiti | 16.46 | 158 | 1988 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh | 16.32 | 159 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Niger | 15.39 | 160 | 1960 - 2025 |
| USA | 14.04 | 161 | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 12.68 | 162 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Ethiopia | 11.86 | 163 | 2011 - 2025 |
| Turkmenistan | 11.16 | 164 | 1991 - 2025 |
| Venezuela | 9.5 | 165 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Sudan | 1.27 | 166 | 1960 - 2025 |
Definition: Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents toresidents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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