Electricity imports - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Electricity imports, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 4.24 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in the USA: 56.97 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Angola: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Electricity imports, 2022 Global rank Available data
USA 56.97 1 1980 - 2024
France 53.26 2 1980 - 2024
Germany 49.27 3 1991 - 2024
Italy 47.4 4 1980 - 2024
Thailand 35.47 5 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 33.02 6 1980 - 2024
Austria 28.6 7 1980 - 2024
Hungary 21.59 8 1980 - 2024
Finland 19.83 9 1980 - 2024
Denmark 18.8 10 1980 - 2024
Netherlands 18.54 11 1980 - 2024
Brazil 17.89 12 1980 - 2024
Czechia 16.73 13 1993 - 2024
Slovakia 16.71 14 1993 - 2024
Belgium 16.35 15 1980 - 2024
UK 15.45 16 1980 - 2024
Poland 15.24 17 1980 - 2024
Canada 14.12 18 1980 - 2024
Norway 13.26 19 1980 - 2024
Argentina 12.91 20 1980 - 2024
Hong Kong 12.35 21 1980 - 2024
Portugal 12.31 22 1980 - 2024
Croatia 11.92 23 1992 - 2024
Lithuania 11.22 24 1992 - 2024
South Africa 10.76 25 1980 - 2024
Slovenia 10.2 26 1992 - 2024
Romania 8.65 27 1980 - 2024
Montenegro 8.47 28 2006 - 2024
Mozambique 8.26 29 1980 - 2024
Serbia 8.24 30 2006 - 2024
Spain 8.04 31 1980 - 2024
India 7.84 32 1980 - 2024
Greece 7.75 33 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 7.71 34 1980 - 2024
Estonia 7.18 35 1992 - 2024
Luxembourg 7.15 36 1980 - 2024
China 7.14 37 1980 - 2024
North Macedonia 7.07 38 1992 - 2024
Turkey 6.42 39 1980 - 2024
Sweden 6.18 40 1980 - 2024
Afghanistan 5.88 41 1980 - 2024
Latvia 5.31 42 1992 - 2024
Uzbekistan 4.98 43 1992 - 2024
Macao 4.87 44 1980 - 2024
Cambodia 4.8 45 1980 - 2024
Georgia 4.69 46 1992 - 2024
Ukraine 4.1 47 1992 - 2024
Belarus 4 48 1992 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 3.83 49 1992 - 2024
Kazakhstan 3.69 50 1992 - 2024
Iraq 3.53 51 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 3.28 52 1980 - 2024
Albania 3.04 53 1980 - 2024
Iran 3.02 54 1980 - 2024
Namibia 2.92 55 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 2.81 56 1992 - 2024
Tunisia 2.73 57 1980 - 2024
Zimbabwe 2.3 58 1980 - 2024
Mexico 2.15 59 1980 - 2024
Mongolia 2.11 60 1980 - 2024
Morocco 1.87 61 1980 - 2024
Nepal 1.83 62 1980 - 2024
Botswana 1.8 63 1980 - 2024
Russia 1.57 64 1992 - 2024
Ireland 1.55 65 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 1.49 66 1980 - 2024
Guatemala 1.48 67 1980 - 2024
Bulgaria 1.47 68 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 1.39 69 1980 - 2024
Niger 1.16 70 1980 - 2024
Togo 1.13 71 1980 - 2024
Nicaragua 1.06 72 1980 - 2024
Moldova 0.94 73 1992 - 2024
Swaziland 0.92 74 1980 - 2024
Sudan 0.88 75 1980 - 2024
Laos 0.87 76 1980 - 2024
Mali 0.87 77 1980 - 2024
Benin 0.83 78 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 0.83 79 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 0.8 80 1980 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.8 81 1992 - 2024
Libya 0.72 82 1980 - 2024
El Salvador 0.71 83 1980 - 2024
Malta 0.65 84 1980 - 2024
Gabon 0.54 85 1980 - 2024
Djibouti 0.51 86 1980 - 2024
Bahrain 0.5 87 1980 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.5 88 1980 - 2024
Senegal 0.49 89 1980 - 2024
Colombia 0.48 90 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 0.47 91 1980 - 2024
Pakistan 0.46 92 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 0.43 93 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 0.38 94 1980 - 2024
Kenya 0.32 95 1980 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.31 96 1980 - 2024
Belize 0.28 97 1980 - 2024
Jordan 0.26 98 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.21 99 1980 - 2024
Honduras 0.2 100 1980 - 2024
Egypt 0.19 101 1980 - 2024
Algeria 0.18 102 1980 - 2024
Tanzania 0.15 103 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.14 104 1992 - 2024
Armenia 0.12 105 1992 - 2024
Burundi 0.1 106 1980 - 2024
Panama 0.07 107 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 0.06 108 1980 - 2024
Ghana 0.05 109 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 0.04 110 1980 - 2024
Peru 0.04 111 1980 - 2024
Zambia 0.04 112 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 0.03 113 1980 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.02 114 1980 - 2024
Uganda 0.02 115 1980 - 2024
Angola 0 116 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0 117 1980 - 2024
Aruba 0 118 1986 - 2024
Australia 0 119 1980 - 2024
Bahamas 0 120 1980 - 2024
Barbados 0 121 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0 122 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 0 123 1980 - 2024
Brunei 0 124 1980 - 2024
Burma 0 125 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 0 126 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 0 127 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0 128 1980 - 2024
Chad 0 129 1980 - 2024
Chile 0 130 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0 131 1980 - 2024
Cuba 0 132 1980 - 2024
Cyprus 0 133 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0 134 1980 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0 135 1980 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0 136 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 0 137 1994 - 2024
Ethiopia 0 138 1980 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 139 1980 - 2024
Fiji 0 140 1980 - 2024
Gambia 0 141 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0 142 1980 - 2024
Grenada 0 143 1980 - 2024
Guinea 0 144 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0 145 1980 - 2024
Guyana 0 146 1980 - 2024
Haiti 0 147 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0 148 1980 - 2024
Israel 0 149 1980 - 2024
Jamaica 0 150 1980 - 2024
Japan 0 151 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0 152 1980 - 2024
Kuwait 0 153 1980 - 2024
Lebanon 0 154 1980 - 2024
Liberia 0 155 1980 - 2024
Madagascar 0 156 1980 - 2024
Malawi 0 157 1980 - 2024
Maldives 0 158 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 0 159 1980 - 2024
Montserrat 0 160 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 0 161 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 0 162 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 0 163 1980 - 2024
North Korea 0 164 1980 - 2024
Oman 0 165 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0 166 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0 167 1980 - 2024
Philippines 0 168 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 0 169 1980 - 2024
Qatar 0 170 1980 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0 171 1980 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0 172 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0 173 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0 174 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 0 175 1980 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0 176 1980 - 2024
Singapore 0 177 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0 178 1980 - 2024
Somalia 0 179 1980 - 2024
South Korea 0 180 1980 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0 181 1980 - 2024
Suriname 0 182 1980 - 2024
Syria 0 183 1980 - 2024
Taiwan 0 184 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0 185 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0 186 1980 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0 187 1992 - 2024
Vanuatu 0 188 1980 - 2024
Venezuela 0 189 1980 - 2024
Yemen 0 190 1980 - 2024


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1. USA
2. France
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Thailand
6. Switzerland
7. Austria
8. Hungary
9. Finland
10. Denmark
11. Netherlands
12. Brazil
13. Czechia
14. Slovakia
15. Belgium
16. UK
17. Poland
18. Canada
19. Norway
20. Argentina
21. Hong Kong
22. Portugal
23. Croatia
24. Lithuania
25. South Africa
26. Slovenia
27. Romania
28. Montenegro
29. Mozambique
30. Serbia
31. Spain
32. India
33. Greece
34. Bangladesh
35. Estonia
36. Luxembourg
37. China
38. North Macedonia
39. Turkey
40. Sweden
41. Afghanistan
42. Latvia
43. Uzbekistan
44. Macao
45. Cambodia
46. Georgia
47. Ukraine
48. Belarus
49. Bosnia & Herz.
50. Kazakhstan
51. Iraq
52. Vietnam
53. Albania
54. Iran
55. Namibia
56. Kyrgyzstan
57. Tunisia
58. Zimbabwe
59. Mexico
60. Mongolia
61. Morocco
62. Nepal
63. Botswana
64. Russia
65. Ireland
66. Burkina Faso
67. Guatemala
68. Bulgaria
69. DR Congo
70. Niger
71. Togo
72. Nicaragua
73. Moldova
74. Swaziland
75. Sudan
76. Laos
77. Mali
78. Benin
79. Bhutan
80. Indonesia
81. Tajikistan
82. Libya
83. El Salvador
84. Malta
85. Gabon
86. Djibouti
87. Bahrain
88. UA Emirates
89. Senegal
90. Colombia
91. Ecuador
92. Pakistan
93. Lesotho
94. Mauritania
95. Kenya
96. Saudi Arabia
97. Belize
98. Jordan
99. Ivory Coast
100. Honduras
101. Egypt
102. Algeria
103. Tanzania
104. Azerbaijan
105. Armenia
106. Burundi
107. Panama
108. Uruguay
109. Ghana
110. Malaysia
111. Peru
112. Zambia
113. Rwanda
114. R. of Congo
115. Uganda
116. Angola
117. Ant.& Barb.
118. Aruba
119. Australia
120. Bahamas
121. Barbados
122. Bermuda
123. Bolivia
124. Brunei
125. Burma
126. Cameroon
127. Cape Verde
128. C.A. Republic
129. Chad
130. Chile
131. Comoros
132. Cuba
133. Cyprus
134. Dominica
135. Domin. Rep.
136. Eq. Guinea
137. Eritrea
138. Ethiopia
139. Faroe Isl.
140. Fiji
141. Gambia
142. Gibraltar
143. Grenada
144. Guinea
145. G.-Bissau
146. Guyana
147. Haiti
148. Iceland
149. Israel
150. Jamaica
151. Japan
152. Kiribati
153. Kuwait
154. Lebanon
155. Liberia
156. Madagascar
157. Malawi
158. Maldives
159. Mauritius
160. Montserrat
161. N. Caledonia
162. New Zealand
163. Nigeria
164. North Korea
165. Oman
166. Papua N.G.
167. Paraguay
168. Philippines
169. Puerto Rico
170. Qatar
171. Saint Lucia
172. St. Vincent & ...
173. Samoa
174. S.T.&Principe
175. Seychelles
176. Sierra Leone
177. Singapore
178. Solomon Isl.
179. Somalia
180. South Korea
181. Sri Lanka
182. Suriname
183. Syria
184. Taiwan
185. Tonga
186. Tr.&Tobago
187. Turkmenistan
188. Vanuatu
189. Venezuela
190. Yemen
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49.27
47.40
35.47
33.02
28.60
21.59
19.83
18.80
18.54
17.89
16.73
16.71
16.35
15.45
15.24
14.12
13.26
12.91
12.35
12.31
11.92
11.22
10.76
10.20
8.65
8.47
8.26
8.24
8.04
7.84
7.75
7.71
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7.15
7.14
7.07
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6.18
5.88
5.31
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4.87
4.80
4.69
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3.83
3.69
3.53
3.28
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2.81
2.73
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2.15
2.11
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1.13
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0.71
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28.5
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56.97


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