Percent of world imports - Country rankings

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Percent of world imports, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 169 countries was 0.59 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 13.02 percent and the lowest value was in Cape Verde: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Percent of world imports, 2023 Global rank Available data
USA 13.02 1 1990 - 2023
China 10.69 2 1990 - 2023
Germany 6 3 1990 - 2023
UK 3.82 4 1990 - 2023
France 3.73 5 1990 - 2023
Japan 3.33 6 1990 - 2023
Netherlands 2.97 7 1990 - 2023
India 2.83 8 1990 - 2023
South Korea 2.55 9 1990 - 2023
Italy 2.48 10 1990 - 2023
Singapore 2.47 11 1990 - 2023
Canada 2.46 12 1990 - 2023
Mexico 2.28 13 1990 - 2023
Hong Kong 2.27 14 1990 - 2023
Ireland 1.97 15 1990 - 2023
Spain 1.86 16 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 1.86 17 1990 - 2023
Belgium 1.83 18 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.63 19 2001 - 2023
Poland 1.43 20 1995 - 2023
Australia 1.31 21 1990 - 2023
Turkey 1.3 22 1990 - 2023
Russia 1.28 23 1990 - 2023
Brazil 1.16 24 1990 - 2023
Vietnam 1.15 25 1990 - 2023
Thailand 1.1 26 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 1.03 27 1990 - 2023
Sweden 1.02 28 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.99 29 1990 - 2023
Indonesia 0.91 30 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 0.86 31 1990 - 2023
Denmark 0.82 32 1990 - 2023
Czechia 0.74 33 1990 - 2023
Philippines 0.6 34 1990 - 2023
Hungary 0.56 35 1991 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.55 36 1990 - 2023
Norway 0.53 37 1990 - 2023
Romania 0.52 38 1990 - 2023
Israel 0.48 39 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.45 40 1990 - 2023
Finland 0.43 41 1990 - 2023
South Africa 0.42 42 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 0.41 43 1990 - 2023
Greece 0.4 44 1990 - 2023
Iran 0.39 45 1990 - 2023
Chile 0.34 46 1990 - 2023
Argentina 0.3 47 1990 - 2023
Ukraine 0.3 48 1990 - 2023
Egypt 0.29 49 1990 - 2023
Colombia 0.28 50 1990 - 2023
Iraq 0.27 51 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.26 52 1990 - 2023
Morocco 0.25 53 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.24 54 1992 - 2023
New Zealand 0.23 55 1990 - 2023
Kuwait 0.21 56 1990 - 2023
Peru 0.21 57 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.2 58 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 0.2 59 1995 - 2023
Pakistan 0.2 60 1990 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.19 61 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 0.18 62 1990 - 2023
Algeria 0.17 63 1990 - 2023
Belarus 0.16 64 1990 - 2023
Croatia 0.16 65 1995 - 2023
Oman 0.16 66 1990 - 2023
Serbia 0.16 67 1995 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.14 68 1997 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.12 69 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 0.12 70 1990 - 2023
Panama 0.12 71 1990 - 2023
Bahrain 0.11 72 1990 - 2023
Cyprus 0.11 73 1990 - 2023
DR Congo 0.11 74 1994 - 2023
Estonia 0.11 75 1993 - 2023
Guatemala 0.11 76 1990 - 2023
Libya 0.11 77 1990 - 2023
Cambodia 0.1 78 1993 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.1 79 1990 - 2023
Latvia 0.1 80 1995 - 2023
Tunisia 0.1 81 1990 - 2023
Ghana 0.09 82 1990 - 2023
Kenya 0.09 83 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.08 84 1990 - 2023
Macao 0.08 85 1990 - 2023
Malta 0.08 86 1990 - 2023
Angola 0.07 87 2002 - 2023
Honduras 0.07 88 1990 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.07 89 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 0.07 90 1990 - 2023
El Salvador 0.06 91 1990 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.06 92 2011 - 2023
Georgia 0.06 93 1990 - 2023
Paraguay 0.06 94 1990 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.06 95 1990 - 2023
Tanzania 0.06 96 1990 - 2023
Armenia 0.05 97 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 0.05 98 1990 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.05 99 1994 - 2023
Iceland 0.05 100 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.05 101 1990 - 2023
Lebanon 0.05 102 1990 - 2023
Mongolia 0.05 103 1990 - 2023
Nepal 0.05 104 1990 - 2023
Senegal 0.05 105 1990 - 2023
Guinea 0.04 106 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 0.04 107 1990 - 2023
Mozambique 0.04 108 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.04 109 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.04 110 1990 - 2023
Palestine 0.04 111 1994 - 2023
Uganda 0.04 112 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.03 113 2020 - 2023
Albania 0.03 114 1990 - 2023
Brunei 0.03 115 1990 - 2023
Cameroon 0.03 116 1990 - 2023
Mali 0.03 117 1990 - 2023
Moldova 0.03 118 1995 - 2023
Namibia 0.03 119 1990 - 2023
Somalia 0.03 120 1990 - 2023
Venezuela 0.03 121 1990 - 2023
Zambia 0.03 122 1994 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.03 123 1990 - 2023
Bahamas 0.02 124 1990 - 2023
Benin 0.02 125 1990 - 2023
Botswana 0.02 126 1990 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.02 127 1990 - 2023
Djibouti 0.02 128 2013 - 2023
Gabon 0.02 129 1990 - 2023
Madagascar 0.02 130 1990 - 2023
Maldives 0.02 131 2014 - 2023
Mauritania 0.02 132 1990 - 2023
Montenegro 0.02 133 2000 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.02 134 1990 - 2023
Rwanda 0.02 135 1990 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.02 136 1993 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.02 137 1991 - 2023
Aruba 0.01 138 1995 - 2023
Belize 0.01 139 1990 - 2023
Bermuda 0.01 140 2010 - 2023
Bhutan 0.01 141 1990 - 2023
Chad 0.01 142 1990 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.01 143 2005 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.01 144 1990 - 2023
Fiji 0.01 145 1990 - 2023
Haiti 0.01 146 1990 - 2023
Lesotho 0.01 147 2007 - 2023
Malawi 0.01 148 2017 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.01 149 1990 - 2023
Niger 0.01 150 1990 - 2023
San Marino 0.01 151 2015 - 2023
Seychelles 0.01 152 1990 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.01 153 1990 - 2023
Swaziland 0.01 154 2013 - 2023
Togo 0.01 155 1990 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 156 1990 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 157 1990 - 2023
Comoros 0 158 1990 - 2023
Gambia 0 159 1990 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 160 1990 - 2023
Kiribati 0 161 1990 - 2023
Micronesia 0 162 1995 - 2023
Palau 0 163 2005 - 2023
Samoa 0 164 2002 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 165 2008 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 166 1990 - 2023
Sudan 0 167 1990 - 2023
Tonga 0 168 1990 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 169 1990 - 2023


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Definition: The share of world exports equals the exports of a particular country as percent of the total exports of all countries around the world. 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. USA
2. China
3. Germany
4. UK
5. France
6. Japan
7. Netherlands
8. India
9. South Korea
10. Italy
11. Singapore
12. Canada
13. Mexico
14. Hong Kong
15. Ireland
16. Spain
17. Switzerland
18. Belgium
19. UA Emirates
20. Poland
21. Australia
22. Turkey
23. Russia
24. Brazil
25. Vietnam
26. Thailand
27. Saudi Arabia
28. Sweden
29. Austria
30. Indonesia
31. Malaysia
32. Denmark
33. Czechia
34. Philippines
35. Hungary
36. Luxembourg
37. Norway
38. Romania
39. Israel
40. Portugal
41. Finland
42. South Africa
43. Slovakia
44. Greece
45. Iran
46. Chile
47. Argentina
48. Ukraine
49. Egypt
50. Colombia
51. Iraq
52. Bangladesh
53. Morocco
54. Kazakhstan
55. New Zealand
56. Kuwait
57. Peru
58. Bulgaria
59. Lithuania
60. Pakistan
61. Puerto Rico
62. Slovenia
63. Algeria
64. Belarus
65. Croatia
66. Oman
67. Serbia
68. Uzbekistan
69. Domin. Rep.
70. Ecuador
71. Panama
72. Bahrain
73. Cyprus
74. DR Congo
75. Estonia
76. Guatemala
77. Libya
78. Cambodia
79. Costa Rica
80. Latvia
81. Tunisia
82. Ghana
83. Kenya
84. Azerbaijan
85. Macao
86. Malta
87. Angola
88. Honduras
89. Ivory Coast
90. Uruguay
91. El Salvador
92. Ethiopia
93. Georgia
94. Paraguay
95. Sri Lanka
96. Tanzania
97. Armenia
98. Bolivia
99. Bosnia & Herz.
100. Iceland
101. Kyrgyzstan
102. Lebanon
103. Mongolia
104. Nepal
105. Senegal
106. Guinea
107. Mauritius
108. Mozambique
109. Nicaragua
110. North Macedonia
111. Palestine
112. Uganda
113. Afghanistan
114. Albania
115. Brunei
116. Cameroon
117. Mali
118. Moldova
119. Namibia
120. Somalia
121. Venezuela
122. Zambia
123. Zimbabwe
124. Bahamas
125. Benin
126. Botswana
127. Burkina Faso
128. Djibouti
129. Gabon
130. Madagascar
131. Maldives
132. Mauritania
133. Montenegro
134. R. of Congo
135. Rwanda
136. Tajikistan
137. Turkmenistan
138. Aruba
139. Belize
140. Bermuda
141. Bhutan
142. Chad
143. Eq. Guinea
144. Faroe Isl.
145. Fiji
146. Haiti
147. Lesotho
148. Malawi
149. N. Caledonia
150. Niger
151. San Marino
152. Seychelles
153. Sierra Leone
154. Swaziland
155. Togo
156. Cape Verde
157. C.A. Republic
158. Comoros
159. Gambia
160. G.-Bissau
161. Kiribati
162. Micronesia
163. Palau
164. Samoa
165. S.T.&Principe
166. Solomon Isl.
167. Sudan
168. Tonga
169. Vanuatu
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