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Imports of goods and services, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 9 countries was 327.93 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in India: 858.84 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Brunei: 9.08 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
India 858.84 1 1960 - 2023
Singapore 686.66 2 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 340.11 3 1986 - 2023
Thailand 327.98 4 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 268.33 5 1967 - 2023
Malaysia 253.74 6 1960 - 2023
Philippines 178.11 7 1981 - 2023
Cambodia 28.5 8 1960 - 2023
Brunei 9.08 9 1974 - 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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