Imports, billion dollars - Country rankings

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Imports of goods and services, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 138 countries was 168.93 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in China: 3127.2 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
China 3127.2 1 1960 - 2023
Germany 1914.92 2 1970 - 2023
UK 1116.06 3 1970 - 2023
France 1057.72 4 1960 - 2023
India 850.64 5 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 825.79 6 1969 - 2023
Italy 759.28 7 1970 - 2023
South Korea 752.67 8 1960 - 2023
Canada 726.06 9 1961 - 2023
Singapore 686.66 10 1960 - 2023
Mexico 678.33 11 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 670.03 12 1961 - 2023
Switzerland 556.54 13 1970 - 2023
Belgium 553.91 14 1970 - 2023
Spain 550.59 15 1970 - 2023
Ireland 548.97 16 1970 - 2023
Poland 419.6 17 1995 - 2023
Turkey 384.42 18 1960 - 2023
Russia 378.93 19 1989 - 2023
Australia 368.22 20 1960 - 2023
Brazil 342.21 21 1989 - 2023
Thailand 328.06 22 1960 - 2023
Sweden 294.17 23 1960 - 2023
Austria 292.29 24 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 292.28 25 1968 - 2023
Indonesia 268.33 26 1967 - 2023
Malaysia 253.48 27 1960 - 2023
Denmark 240.27 28 1966 - 2023
Czechia 221.39 29 1990 - 2023
Philippines 178.11 30 1981 - 2023
Hungary 161.61 31 1991 - 2023
Norway 157.64 32 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 155.81 33 1970 - 2023
Romania 154.12 34 1990 - 2023
Israel 138.35 35 1970 - 2023
Portugal 133.81 36 1970 - 2023
Finland 124.23 37 1970 - 2023
South Africa 123.53 38 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 119.64 39 1990 - 2023
Greece 118.62 40 1960 - 2023
Iran 108.03 41 1960 - 2023
Chile 100.09 42 1960 - 2023
Argentina 90.02 43 1983 - 2023
Ukraine 88.51 44 1989 - 2023
Egypt 84.51 45 1965 - 2023
Colombia 82.61 46 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 77.97 47 1960 - 2023
Morocco 73.74 48 1960 - 2023
Peru 63.75 49 1982 - 2023
Pakistan 59.94 50 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 58.63 51 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 58.11 52 1995 - 2023
Puerto Rico 56.36 53 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 52.75 54 1990 - 2023
Algeria 50.45 55 1960 - 2023
Serbia 48.41 56 1995 - 2023
Belarus 47.56 57 1992 - 2023
Croatia 46.22 58 1995 - 2023
Uzbekistan 41.34 59 1997 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 34.58 60 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 34.21 61 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 33.61 62 1960 - 2023
Estonia 31.69 63 1993 - 2023
DR Congo 31.21 64 1994 - 2023
Malta 30.87 65 1970 - 2023
Latvia 29.63 66 1995 - 2023
Cyprus 29.09 67 1975 - 2023
Costa Rica 28.54 68 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 28.17 69 1965 - 2023
Ghana 26.73 70 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 25.02 71 1990 - 2023
Macao 23.21 72 1982 - 2023
Ethiopia 22.91 73 2011 - 2023
Angola 22.59 74 2002 - 2023
Kenya 22.12 75 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 20.97 76 1960 - 2023
Honduras 20.96 77 1960 - 2023
Libya 20.85 78 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 18.72 79 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 18.46 80 1960 - 2023
Georgia 17.38 81 1987 - 2023
Paraguay 17.37 82 1962 - 2023
El Salvador 16.94 83 1965 - 2023
Tanzania 15.81 84 1990 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 15.39 85 1994 - 2023
Lebanon 14.79 86 1989 - 2023
Bolivia 14.47 87 1960 - 2023
Armenia 14.25 88 1990 - 2023
Nepal 14.19 89 1965 - 2023
Mongolia 13.76 90 1981 - 2023
Senegal 13.61 91 1960 - 2023
Iceland 13.47 92 1970 - 2023
Cambodia 12.83 93 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 12.74 94 1990 - 2023
Uganda 11.75 95 1960 - 2023
Palestine 11.64 96 1994 - 2023
Zambia 11.01 97 1994 - 2023
Nicaragua 10.53 98 1988 - 2023
Albania 10.32 99 1984 - 2023
Moldova 9.86 100 1995 - 2023
Cameroon 9.73 101 1965 - 2023
Brunei 9.08 102 1974 - 2023
Somalia 8.96 103 1960 - 2023
Namibia 8.18 104 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 7.94 105 1976 - 2023
Mali 7.9 106 1967 - 2023
Turkmenistan 7.75 107 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 7.31 108 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 7.11 109 2013 - 2023
Guinea 7.04 110 1986 - 2023
Botswana 6.93 111 1960 - 2023
Chad 6.32 112 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 6.26 113 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 6.16 114 1977 - 2023
R. of Congo 6.02 115 1960 - 2023
Benin 5.93 116 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 5.72 117 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 5.45 118 1961 - 2023
Montenegro 5.13 119 2000 - 2023
Haiti 5.06 120 1988 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 4.76 121 2005 - 2023
Niger 3.63 122 1960 - 2023
Fiji 3.61 123 1980 - 2023
Gabon 3.58 124 1960 - 2023
Togo 3.44 125 1963 - 2023
Sierra Leone 2.56 126 1964 - 2023
Seychelles 2.08 127 1976 - 2023
Belize 1.73 128 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.4 129 1980 - 2023
Sudan 1.14 130 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.82 131 1966 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.74 132 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.64 133 1960 - 2023
Samoa 0.58 134 2002 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.56 135 1970 - 2023
Comoros 0.47 136 1980 - 2023
Micronesia 0.31 137 1983 - 2023
Kiribati 0.26 138 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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1. China
2. Germany
3. UK
4. France
5. India
6. Netherlands
7. Italy
8. South Korea
9. Canada
10. Singapore
11. Mexico
12. Hong Kong
13. Switzerland
14. Belgium
15. Spain
16. Ireland
17. Poland
18. Turkey
19. Russia
20. Australia
21. Brazil
22. Thailand
23. Sweden
24. Austria
25. Saudi Arabia
26. Indonesia
27. Malaysia
28. Denmark
29. Czechia
30. Philippines
31. Hungary
32. Norway
33. Luxembourg
34. Romania
35. Israel
36. Portugal
37. Finland
38. South Africa
39. Slovakia
40. Greece
41. Iran
42. Chile
43. Argentina
44. Ukraine
45. Egypt
46. Colombia
47. Bangladesh
48. Morocco
49. Peru
50. Pakistan
51. Bulgaria
52. Lithuania
53. Puerto Rico
54. Slovenia
55. Algeria
56. Serbia
57. Belarus
58. Croatia
59. Uzbekistan
60. Domin. Rep.
61. Ecuador
62. Guatemala
63. Estonia
64. DR Congo
65. Malta
66. Latvia
67. Cyprus
68. Costa Rica
69. Tunisia
70. Ghana
71. Azerbaijan
72. Macao
73. Ethiopia
74. Angola
75. Kenya
76. Ivory Coast
77. Honduras
78. Libya
79. Uruguay
80. Sri Lanka
81. Georgia
82. Paraguay
83. El Salvador
84. Tanzania
85. Bosnia & Herz.
86. Lebanon
87. Bolivia
88. Armenia
89. Nepal
90. Mongolia
91. Senegal
92. Iceland
93. Cambodia
94. North Macedonia
95. Uganda
96. Palestine
97. Zambia
98. Nicaragua
99. Albania
100. Moldova
101. Cameroon
102. Brunei
103. Somalia
104. Namibia
105. Mauritius
106. Mali
107. Turkmenistan
108. Burkina Faso
109. Djibouti
110. Guinea
111. Botswana
112. Chad
113. Madagascar
114. Bahamas
115. R. of Congo
116. Benin
117. Rwanda
118. Mauritania
119. Montenegro
120. Haiti
121. Eq. Guinea
122. Niger
123. Fiji
124. Gabon
125. Togo
126. Sierra Leone
127. Seychelles
128. Belize
129. Cape Verde
130. Sudan
131. Gambia
132. C.A. Republic
133. Burundi
134. Samoa
135. G.-Bissau
136. Comoros
137. Micronesia
138. Kiribati
3127.20
1914.92
1116.06
1057.72
850.64
825.79
759.28
752.67
726.06
686.66
678.33
670.03
556.54
553.91
550.59
548.97
419.60
384.42
378.93
368.22
342.21
328.06
294.17
292.29
292.28
268.33
253.48
240.27
221.39
178.11
161.61
157.64
155.81
154.12
138.35
133.81
124.23
123.53
119.64
118.62
108.03
100.09
90.02
88.51
84.51
82.61
77.97
73.74
63.75
59.94
58.63
58.11
56.36
52.75
50.45
48.41
47.56
46.22
41.34
34.58
34.21
33.61
31.69
31.21
30.87
29.63
29.09
28.54
28.17
26.73
25.02
23.21
22.91
22.59
22.12
20.97
20.96
20.85
18.72
18.46
17.38
17.37
16.94
15.81
15.39
14.79
14.47
14.25
14.19
13.76
13.61
13.47
12.83
12.74
11.75
11.64
11.01
10.53
10.32
9.86
9.73
9.08
8.96
8.18
7.94
7.90
7.75
7.31
7.11
7.04
6.93
6.32
6.26
6.16
6.02
5.93
5.72
5.45
5.13
5.06
4.76
3.63
3.61
3.58
3.44
2.56
2.08
1.73
1.40
1.14
0.82
0.74
0.64
0.58
0.56
0.47
0.31
0.26
0
781.8
1563.6
2345.4
3127.2


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