Imports, percent of GDP - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Imports of goods and services as percent of GDP, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 160 countries was 47.14 percent.The highest value was in Hong Kong: 198.7 percent and the lowest value was in Sudan: 1.88 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
Hong Kong 198.7 1 1961 - 2021
Luxembourg 176.69 2 1970 - 2021
Singapore 153.47 3 1960 - 2021
Malta 136.93 4 1970 - 2021
Kiribati 95.79 5 1972 - 2021
Ireland 95.03 6 1970 - 2021
Slovakia 94.03 7 1990 - 2021
Vietnam 93.18 8 1986 - 2021
Lesotho 88.92 9 1960 - 2021
Belgium 85.81 10 1970 - 2021
Somalia 85.79 11 1960 - 2021
Cyprus 83.7 12 1975 - 2021
North Macedonia 82.25 13 1990 - 2021
Hungary 81.24 14 1991 - 2021
Seychelles 80.43 15 1976 - 2021
Estonia 78.66 16 1995 - 2021
Slovenia 77.29 17 1995 - 2021
Macao 75.98 18 1982 - 2021
Lithuania 75.97 19 1995 - 2021
Netherlands 72.72 20 1969 - 2021
Czechia 69.77 21 1990 - 2021
Micronesia 69.67 22 1983 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 69.08 23 1990 - 2021
Mozambique 68.83 24 1991 - 2021
Aruba 68.25 25 1995 - 2021
Guinea 68.07 26 1986 - 2021
Maldives 67.79 27 1980 - 2021
Cambodia 67.61 28 1960 - 2021
Brunei 66.95 29 1974 - 2021
Latvia 66.9 30 1995 - 2021
Belarus 66.63 31 1990 - 2021
Serbia 62.28 32 1995 - 2021
Montenegro 62.2 33 2000 - 2021
Honduras 61.92 34 1960 - 2021
Malaysia 61.73 35 1960 - 2021
Mauritania 60.94 36 1961 - 2021
Tonga 60.84 37 1975 - 2021
Mongolia 60.55 38 1981 - 2021
Bulgaria 59.65 39 1980 - 2021
Georgia 59.63 40 1987 - 2021
Switzerland 59.48 41 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 59.39 42 1960 - 2021
Thailand 58.45 43 1960 - 2021
Cape Verde 58.01 44 1980 - 2021
Moldova 57.99 45 1995 - 2021
Palestine 56.8 46 1994 - 2021
Austria 55.32 47 1970 - 2021
El Salvador 54.82 48 1965 - 2021
Fiji 54.58 49 1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 54.57 50 1994 - 2021
Poland 54.53 51 1995 - 2021
Mauritius 53.75 52 1976 - 2021
Lebanon 52.8 53 1989 - 2021
Croatia 52.75 54 1995 - 2021
Bhutan 52.74 55 1980 - 2021
Denmark 52.52 56 1966 - 2021
Tunisia 52.23 57 1965 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 52.21 58 1998 - 2021
Jordan 51.14 59 1976 - 2021
Belize 50.11 60 1980 - 2021
Botswana 49.87 61 1960 - 2021
Samoa 49.21 62 2002 - 2021
Greece 48.59 63 1960 - 2021
Namibia 47.99 64 1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 46.59 65 2005 - 2021
Romania 46.51 66 1990 - 2021
Swaziland 45.91 67 1960 - 2021
Jamaica 45.78 68 1960 - 2021
Portugal 44.58 69 1970 - 2021
Chad 44.23 70 1960 - 2021
Albania 43.91 71 1980 - 2021
Armenia 43.83 72 1990 - 2021
Vanuatu 43.34 73 1980 - 2021
Mexico 42.56 74 1960 - 2021
Puerto Rico 42.3 75 1960 - 2021
Bahamas 42.13 76 1977 - 2021
Morocco 42.02 77 1960 - 2021
Ukraine 41.87 78 1989 - 2021
Germany 41.71 79 1970 - 2021
Panama 41.63 80 1960 - 2021
Sierra Leone 41.46 81 1964 - 2021
Oman 41.39 82 1967 - 2021
Sweden 41.19 83 1960 - 2021
Senegal 40.95 84 1960 - 2021
Barbados 40.47 85 1975 - 2021
Mali 40.22 86 1967 - 2021
Uzbekistan 40.14 87 1997 - 2021
DR Congo 40.1 88 1994 - 2021
Iceland 39.98 89 1970 - 2021
Finland 39.19 90 1970 - 2021
Nepal 38.6 91 1965 - 2021
South Korea 38.46 92 1960 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 37.98 93 1980 - 2021
Philippines 37.76 94 1981 - 2021
R. of Congo 37.16 95 1960 - 2021
Gambia 35.62 96 1966 - 2021
Turkey 35.53 97 1960 - 2021
Paraguay 34.82 98 1962 - 2021
Rwanda 34.79 99 1960 - 2021
Costa Rica 34.47 100 1960 - 2021
Benin 34.29 101 1960 - 2021
Togo 34.23 102 1960 - 2021
Qatar 34.13 103 1994 - 2021
Zambia 33.91 104 1994 - 2021
Spain 33.45 105 1970 - 2021
Chile 32.54 106 1960 - 2021
Guatemala 32.07 107 1960 - 2021
Comoros 31.47 108 1980 - 2021
France 31.39 109 1960 - 2021
Bolivia 31.19 110 1960 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 30.98 111 1960 - 2021
Zimbabwe 30.9 112 1975 - 2021
Canada 30.64 113 1961 - 2021
C.A. Republic 30.5 114 1960 - 2021
Italy 30.31 115 1970 - 2021
Haiti 29.93 116 1988 - 2021
Azerbaijan 29.91 117 1990 - 2021
Madagascar 29.4 118 1960 - 2021
Norway 29.32 119 1970 - 2021
UK 28.72 120 1970 - 2021
Ghana 28.52 121 1960 - 2021
Niger 27.23 122 1960 - 2021
New Zealand 26.57 123 1971 - 2021
Peru 26.42 124 1960 - 2021
Algeria 26.39 125 1960 - 2021
Uganda 25.93 126 1960 - 2021
Israel 25.5 127 1995 - 2021
Uruguay 25.32 128 1960 - 2021
Ecuador 25.2 129 1960 - 2021
South Africa 25.02 130 1960 - 2021
Burma 24.81 131 2010 - 2021
Colombia 24.44 132 1960 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 24.35 133 1968 - 2021
Sri Lanka 24.21 134 1960 - 2021
Iraq 24.18 135 1970 - 2021
Kazakhstan 24 136 1992 - 2021
India 23.89 137 1960 - 2021
Burundi 23.82 138 1960 - 2021
Bermuda 23.52 139 2010 - 2021
Ivory Coast 22.76 140 1960 - 2021
Iran 21.53 141 1960 - 2021
Russia 21.31 142 1989 - 2021
Cameroon 20.36 143 1965 - 2021
Egypt 20.28 144 1960 - 2021
Kenya 20.1 145 1960 - 2021
Brazil 19.08 146 1960 - 2021
Japan 18.95 147 1970 - 2021
Indonesia 18.86 148 1960 - 2021
Pakistan 17.99 149 1960 - 2021
Australia 17.79 150 1960 - 2021
China 17.43 151 1960 - 2021
Bangladesh 17.06 152 1960 - 2021
Tanzania 17.05 153 1990 - 2021
Gabon 16.85 154 1960 - 2021
Ethiopia 16.66 155 2011 - 2021
Angola 16.2 156 2000 - 2021
Argentina 14.95 157 1960 - 2021
USA 14.59 158 1970 - 2021
Nigeria 11.84 159 1960 - 2021
Sudan 1.88 160 1960 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
1. Hong Kong
2. Luxembourg
3. Singapore
4. Malta
5. Kiribati
6. Ireland
7. Slovakia
8. Vietnam
9. Lesotho
10. Belgium
11. Somalia
12. Cyprus
13. North Macedonia
14. Hungary
15. Seychelles
16. Estonia
17. Slovenia
18. Macao
19. Lithuania
20. Netherlands
21. Czechia
22. Micronesia
23. Kyrgyzstan
24. Mozambique
25. Aruba
26. Guinea
27. Maldives
28. Cambodia
29. Brunei
30. Latvia
31. Belarus
32. Serbia
33. Montenegro
34. Honduras
35. Malaysia
36. Mauritania
37. Tonga
38. Mongolia
39. Bulgaria
40. Georgia
41. Switzerland
42. Nicaragua
43. Thailand
44. Cape Verde
45. Moldova
46. Palestine
47. Austria
48. El Salvador
49. Fiji
50. Bosnia & Herz.
51. Poland
52. Mauritius
53. Lebanon
54. Croatia
55. Bhutan
56. Denmark
57. Tunisia
58. Faroe Isl.
59. Jordan
60. Belize
61. Botswana
62. Samoa
63. Greece
64. Namibia
65. Eq. Guinea
66. Romania
67. Swaziland
68. Jamaica
69. Portugal
70. Chad
71. Albania
72. Armenia
73. Vanuatu
74. Mexico
75. Puerto Rico
76. Bahamas
77. Morocco
78. Ukraine
79. Germany
80. Panama
81. Sierra Leone
82. Oman
83. Sweden
84. Senegal
85. Barbados
86. Mali
87. Uzbekistan
88. DR Congo
89. Iceland
90. Finland
91. Nepal
92. South Korea
93. Solomon Isl.
94. Philippines
95. R. of Congo
96. Gambia
97. Turkey
98. Paraguay
99. Rwanda
100. Costa Rica
101. Benin
102. Togo
103. Qatar
104. Zambia
105. Spain
106. Chile
107. Guatemala
108. Comoros
109. France
110. Bolivia
111. Domin. Rep.
112. Zimbabwe
113. Canada
114. C.A. Republic
115. Italy
116. Haiti
117. Azerbaijan
118. Madagascar
119. Norway
120. UK
121. Ghana
122. Niger
123. New Zealand
124. Peru
125. Algeria
126. Uganda
127. Israel
128. Uruguay
129. Ecuador
130. South Africa
131. Burma
132. Colombia
133. Saudi Arabia
134. Sri Lanka
135. Iraq
136. Kazakhstan
137. India
138. Burundi
139. Bermuda
140. Ivory Coast
141. Iran
142. Russia
143. Cameroon
144. Egypt
145. Kenya
146. Brazil
147. Japan
148. Indonesia
149. Pakistan
150. Australia
151. China
152. Bangladesh
153. Tanzania
154. Gabon
155. Ethiopia
156. Angola
157. Argentina
158. USA
159. Nigeria
160. Sudan
198.70
176.69
153.47
136.93
95.79
95.03
94.03
93.18
88.92
85.81
85.79
83.70
82.25
81.24
80.43
78.66
77.29
75.98
75.97
72.72
69.77
69.67
69.08
68.83
68.25
68.07
67.79
67.61
66.95
66.90
66.63
62.28
62.20
61.92
61.73
60.94
60.84
60.55
59.65
59.63
59.48
59.39
58.45
58.01
57.99
56.80
55.32
54.82
54.58
54.57
54.53
53.75
52.80
52.75
52.74
52.52
52.23
52.21
51.14
50.11
49.87
49.21
48.59
47.99
46.59
46.51
45.91
45.78
44.58
44.23
43.91
43.83
43.34
42.56
42.30
42.13
42.02
41.87
41.71
41.63
41.46
41.39
41.19
40.95
40.47
40.22
40.14
40.10
39.98
39.19
38.60
38.46
37.98
37.76
37.16
35.62
35.53
34.82
34.79
34.47
34.29
34.23
34.13
33.91
33.45
32.54
32.07
31.47
31.39
31.19
30.98
30.90
30.64
30.50
30.31
29.93
29.91
29.40
29.32
28.72
28.52
27.23
26.57
26.42
26.39
25.93
25.50
25.32
25.20
25.02
24.81
24.44
24.35
24.21
24.18
24.00
23.89
23.82
23.52
22.76
21.53
21.31
20.36
20.28
20.10
19.08
18.95
18.86
17.99
17.79
17.43
17.06
17.05
16.85
16.66
16.20
14.95
14.59
11.84
1.88
0
49.7
99.4
149
198.7
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