* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Imports of goods and services, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 154 countries was 189.99 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 3849.81 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Kiribati: 0.26 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Imports, billion dollars, 2023 Global rank Available data
USA 3849.81 1 1970 - 2023
China 3127.2 2 1960 - 2023
Germany 1782.98 3 1970 - 2023
France 1107.19 4 1960 - 2023
UK 1089.18 5 1970 - 2023
Japan 981.84 6 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 893.11 7 1969 - 2023
India 858.84 8 1960 - 2023
South Korea 752.67 9 1960 - 2023
Italy 748.04 10 1970 - 2023
Canada 724.65 11 1961 - 2023
Singapore 686.66 12 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 670.38 13 1961 - 2023
Mexico 665.12 14 1960 - 2023
Ireland 563.29 15 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 556.54 16 1970 - 2023
Spain 552.98 17 1970 - 2023
Belgium 546.54 18 1970 - 2023
UA Emirates 481.85 19 2001 - 2023
Poland 423.64 20 1995 - 2023
Australia 387.53 21 1960 - 2023
Turkey 384.24 22 1960 - 2023
Russia 378.93 23 1989 - 2023
Brazil 342.21 24 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 340.11 25 1986 - 2023
Thailand 327.98 26 1960 - 2023
Sweden 299.47 27 1960 - 2023
Austria 293.45 28 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 292.28 29 1968 - 2023
Indonesia 268.33 30 1967 - 2023
Malaysia 253.74 31 1960 - 2023
Denmark 243.48 32 1966 - 2023
Czechia 219.58 33 1990 - 2023
Philippines 178.11 34 1981 - 2023
Hungary 161.61 35 1991 - 2023
Norway 157.57 36 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 155.81 37 1970 - 2023
Romania 154.12 38 1990 - 2023
Israel 138.29 39 1970 - 2023
Portugal 134.22 40 1970 - 2023
Finland 125.66 41 1970 - 2023
South Africa 123.44 42 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 120.1 43 1990 - 2023
Greece 117.97 44 1960 - 2023
Iran 113.21 45 1960 - 2023
Chile 100.09 46 1960 - 2023
Argentina 89.75 47 1962 - 2023
Ukraine 88.51 48 1989 - 2023
Egypt 84.51 49 1960 - 2023
Colombia 82.35 50 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 77.97 51 1960 - 2023
Morocco 73.71 52 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 71.88 53 1992 - 2023
New Zealand 67.96 54 1970 - 2023
Peru 63.75 55 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 61.23 56 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 59.17 57 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 57.9 58 1995 - 2023
Puerto Rico 56.36 59 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 53.14 60 1990 - 2023
Algeria 49.68 61 1960 - 2023
Serbia 48.33 62 1995 - 2023
Belarus 47.56 63 1990 - 2023
Croatia 46.22 64 1995 - 2023
Uzbekistan 41.34 65 1997 - 2023
Panama 35.88 66 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 34.58 67 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 34.21 68 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 33.03 69 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 32.45 70 1975 - 2023
Bahrain 32.38 71 1980 - 2023
Libya 31.81 72 1990 - 2023
Estonia 31.79 73 1993 - 2023
DR Congo 31.21 74 1994 - 2023
Latvia 29.87 75 1995 - 2023
Costa Rica 29.03 76 1960 - 2023
Jordan 28.92 77 1976 - 2023
Cambodia 28.5 78 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 26.83 79 1965 - 2023
Ghana 26.73 80 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 25.02 81 1990 - 2023
Malta 23.38 82 1970 - 2023
Macao 23.2 83 1982 - 2023
Ethiopia 22.91 84 2011 - 2023
Angola 22.21 85 2002 - 2023
Ivory Coast 22.13 86 1960 - 2023
Kenya 22.05 87 1960 - 2023
Honduras 20.96 88 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 18.72 89 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 18.7 90 1960 - 2023
Georgia 17.82 91 1987 - 2023
Paraguay 17.37 92 1962 - 2023
El Salvador 16.94 93 1965 - 2023
Tanzania 16.62 94 1990 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 15.37 95 1994 - 2023
Senegal 14.81 96 1960 - 2023
Armenia 14.51 97 1990 - 2023
Nepal 14.19 98 1965 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 14.13 99 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 13.96 100 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 13.54 101 1981 - 2023
Iceland 13.52 102 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 12.75 103 1990 - 2023
Mozambique 12.65 104 1991 - 2023
Palestine 11.64 105 1994 - 2023
Guinea 10.87 106 1986 - 2023
Uganda 10.6 107 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 10.53 108 1960 - 2023
Albania 10.32 109 1980 - 2023
Zambia 10.31 110 1994 - 2023
Zimbabwe 10.29 111 1975 - 2023
Cameroon 10.15 112 1965 - 2023
Moldova 9.86 113 1995 - 2023
Brunei 9.08 114 1974 - 2023
Afghanistan 8.7 115 1960 - 2023
Mali 8.26 116 1967 - 2023
Namibia 8.18 117 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 8.12 118 1976 - 2023
Somalia 8 119 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 7.56 120 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 7.31 121 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 7.11 122 2013 - 2023
Botswana 7.1 123 1960 - 2023
Chad 6.32 124 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 6.16 125 1977 - 2023
R. of Congo 6.02 126 1960 - 2023
Benin 5.93 127 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 5.72 128 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 5.66 129 1961 - 2023
Gabon 5.38 130 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 5.35 131 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 5.17 132 2000 - 2023
Haiti 5.06 133 1988 - 2023
Maldives 4.99 134 2014 - 2023
Niger 3.63 135 1960 - 2023
Togo 3.44 136 1963 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 3.06 137 2005 - 2023
Aruba 2.97 138 1995 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 2.21 139 1965 - 2023
Sierra Leone 2.2 140 1964 - 2023
Lesotho 2.09 141 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 2.08 142 1976 - 2023
Bermuda 2 143 2010 - 2023
Belize 1.57 144 1980 - 2023
Sudan 1.49 145 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.43 146 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.79 147 1966 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.74 148 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.64 149 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.58 150 1970 - 2023
Samoa 0.58 151 2002 - 2023
Comoros 0.47 152 1980 - 2023
Micronesia 0.31 153 1983 - 2023
Kiribati 0.26 154 1972 - 2023



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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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3849.81
3127.20
1782.98
1107.19
1089.18
981.84
893.11
858.84
752.67
748.04
724.65
686.66
670.38
665.12
563.29
556.54
552.98
546.54
481.85
423.64
387.53
384.24
378.93
342.21
340.11
327.98
299.47
293.45
292.28
268.33
253.74
243.48
219.58
178.11
161.61
157.57
155.81
154.12
138.29
134.22
125.66
123.44
120.10
117.97
113.21
100.09
89.75
88.51
84.51
82.35
77.97
73.71
71.88
67.96
63.75
61.23
59.17
57.90
56.36
53.14
49.68
48.33
47.56
46.22
41.34
35.88
34.58
34.21
33.03
32.45
32.38
31.81
31.79
31.21
29.87
29.03
28.92
28.50
26.83
26.73
25.02
23.38
23.20
22.91
22.21
22.13
22.05
20.96
18.72
18.70
17.82
17.37
16.94
16.62
15.37
14.81
14.51
14.19
14.13
13.96
13.54
13.52
12.75
12.65
11.64
10.87
10.60
10.53
10.32
10.31
10.29
10.15
9.86
9.08
8.70
8.26
8.18
8.12
8.00
7.56
7.31
7.11
7.10
6.32
6.16
6.02
5.93
5.72
5.66
5.38
5.35
5.17
5.06
4.99
3.63
3.44
3.06
2.97
2.21
2.20
2.09
2.08
2.00
1.57
1.49
1.43
0.79
0.74
0.64
0.58
0.58
0.47
0.31
0.26
0
962.5
1924.9
2887.4
3849.81


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