Percent of world imports - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent of world imports, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 169 countries was 0.59 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 12.9 percent and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
USA 12.9 1 1990 - 2021
China 11.68 2 1990 - 2021
Germany 6.16 3 1990 - 2021
France 3.64 4 1990 - 2021
Japan 3.55 5 1990 - 2021
UK 3.49 6 1990 - 2021
Netherlands 3.06 7 1990 - 2021
India 2.87 8 1990 - 2021
Hong Kong 2.77 9 1990 - 2021
South Korea 2.63 10 1990 - 2021
Singapore 2.41 11 1990 - 2021
Italy 2.4 12 1990 - 2021
Canada 2.37 13 1990 - 2021
Mexico 2.11 14 1990 - 2021
Belgium 1.98 15 1990 - 2021
Ireland 1.83 16 1990 - 2021
Spain 1.81 17 1990 - 2021
Switzerland 1.81 18 1990 - 2021
Russia 1.42 19 1990 - 2021
Poland 1.4 20 1995 - 2021
UA Emirates 1.31 21 2001 - 2021
Vietnam 1.28 22 1990 - 2021
Brazil 1.17 23 1990 - 2021
Thailand 1.12 24 1990 - 2021
Turkey 1.09 25 1990 - 2021
Australia 1.07 26 1990 - 2021
Sweden 1.03 27 1990 - 2021
Austria 1 28 1990 - 2021
Malaysia 0.9 29 1990 - 2021
Indonesia 0.84 30 1990 - 2021
Denmark 0.81 31 1990 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.8 32 1990 - 2021
Czechia 0.73 33 1990 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.58 34 1990 - 2021
Philippines 0.56 35 1990 - 2021
Hungary 0.55 36 1991 - 2021
Norway 0.54 37 1990 - 2021
Romania 0.5 38 1990 - 2021
Israel 0.48 39 1990 - 2021
Finland 0.44 40 1990 - 2021
Portugal 0.43 41 1990 - 2021
Slovakia 0.42 42 1990 - 2021
South Africa 0.4 43 1990 - 2021
Chile 0.39 44 1990 - 2021
Greece 0.39 45 1990 - 2021
Ukraine 0.32 46 1990 - 2021
Egypt 0.31 47 1990 - 2021
Iran 0.31 48 1990 - 2021
Colombia 0.29 49 1990 - 2021
Argentina 0.28 50 1990 - 2021
Bangladesh 0.27 51 1990 - 2021
New Zealand 0.25 52 1990 - 2021
Pakistan 0.24 53 1990 - 2021
Morocco 0.23 54 1990 - 2021
Qatar 0.23 55 1994 - 2021
Peru 0.22 56 1990 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.19 57 1990 - 2021
Iraq 0.19 58 1990 - 2021
Kazakhstan 0.19 59 1992 - 2021
Lithuania 0.19 60 1995 - 2021
Slovenia 0.18 61 1990 - 2021
Belarus 0.17 62 1990 - 2021
Kuwait 0.17 63 1990 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.17 64 1990 - 2021
Algeria 0.16 65 1990 - 2021
Serbia 0.15 66 1995 - 2021
Croatia 0.14 67 1995 - 2021
Oman 0.14 68 1990 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0.11 69 1990 - 2021
Ecuador 0.11 70 1990 - 2021
Estonia 0.11 71 1993 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0.11 72 1997 - 2021
Bahrain 0.1 73 1990 - 2021
Cambodia 0.1 74 1993 - 2021
Cyprus 0.1 75 1990 - 2021
Ghana 0.1 76 1990 - 2021
Guatemala 0.1 77 1990 - 2021
Latvia 0.1 78 1995 - 2021
Libya 0.1 79 1990 - 2021
Panama 0.1 80 1990 - 2021
Jordan 0.09 81 1990 - 2021
Macao 0.09 82 1990 - 2021
Tunisia 0.09 83 1990 - 2021
Costa Rica 0.08 84 1990 - 2021
DR Congo 0.08 85 1994 - 2021
Kenya 0.08 86 1990 - 2021
Malta 0.08 87 1990 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0.08 88 1990 - 2021
Angola 0.07 89 2002 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.07 90 2011 - 2021
Honduras 0.07 91 1990 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0.06 92 1990 - 2021
El Salvador 0.06 93 1990 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.06 94 1990 - 2021
Uruguay 0.06 95 1990 - 2021
Bolivia 0.05 96 1990 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0.05 97 1994 - 2021
Lebanon 0.05 98 1990 - 2021
Nepal 0.05 99 1990 - 2021
Paraguay 0.05 100 1990 - 2021
Senegal 0.05 101 1990 - 2021
Brunei 0.04 102 1990 - 2021
Georgia 0.04 103 1990 - 2021
Guinea 0.04 104 1990 - 2021
Iceland 0.04 105 1990 - 2021
Mozambique 0.04 106 1991 - 2021
North Macedonia 0.04 107 1990 - 2021
Palestine 0.04 108 1994 - 2021
Tanzania 0.04 109 1990 - 2021
Uganda 0.04 110 1990 - 2021
Albania 0.03 111 1990 - 2021
Botswana 0.03 112 1990 - 2021
Cameroon 0.03 113 1990 - 2021
Mali 0.03 114 1990 - 2021
Moldova 0.03 115 1995 - 2021
Mongolia 0.03 116 1990 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.03 117 1990 - 2021
Zambia 0.03 118 1994 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0.03 119 1990 - 2021
Afghanistan 0.02 120 2020 - 2021
Armenia 0.02 121 1990 - 2021
Bahamas 0.02 122 1990 - 2021
Benin 0.02 123 1990 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0.02 124 1990 - 2021
Chad 0.02 125 1990 - 2021
Djibouti 0.02 126 2013 - 2021
Gabon 0.02 127 1990 - 2021
Haiti 0.02 128 1990 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0.02 129 1990 - 2021
Madagascar 0.02 130 1990 - 2021
Mauritania 0.02 131 1990 - 2021
Mauritius 0.02 132 1990 - 2021
Namibia 0.02 133 1990 - 2021
Niger 0.02 134 1990 - 2021
R. of Congo 0.02 135 1990 - 2021
Somalia 0.02 136 1990 - 2021
Syria 0.02 137 1990 - 2021
Tajikistan 0.02 138 1993 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0.02 139 1991 - 2021
Aruba 0.01 140 1995 - 2021
Bermuda 0.01 141 2010 - 2021
Bhutan 0.01 142 1990 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0.01 143 2005 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0.01 144 1990 - 2021
Fiji 0.01 145 1990 - 2021
Lesotho 0.01 146 2007 - 2021
Maldives 0.01 147 2014 - 2021
Montenegro 0.01 148 2000 - 2021
Rwanda 0.01 149 1990 - 2021
San Marino 0.01 150 2015 - 2021
Seychelles 0.01 151 1990 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0.01 152 1990 - 2021
Togo 0.01 153 1990 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0 154 2014 - 2021
Belize 0 155 1990 - 2021
Burundi 0 156 1990 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 157 1990 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 158 1990 - 2021
Comoros 0 159 1990 - 2021
Gambia 0 160 1990 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 161 1990 - 2021
Kiribati 0 162 1990 - 2021
Micronesia 0 163 1995 - 2021
Palau 0 164 2005 - 2021
Samoa 0 165 2002 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 166 1990 - 2021
Sudan 0 167 1990 - 2021
Tonga 0 168 1990 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 169 1990 - 2021



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. France
5. Japan
6. UK
7. Netherlands
8. India
9. Hong Kong
10. South Korea
11. Singapore
12. Italy
13. Canada
14. Mexico
15. Belgium
16. Ireland
17. Spain
18. Switzerland
19. Russia
20. Poland
21. UA Emirates
22. Vietnam
23. Brazil
24. Thailand
25. Turkey
26. Australia
27. Sweden
28. Austria
29. Malaysia
30. Indonesia
31. Denmark
32. Saudi Arabia
33. Czechia
34. Luxembourg
35. Philippines
36. Hungary
37. Norway
38. Romania
39. Israel
40. Finland
41. Portugal
42. Slovakia
43. South Africa
44. Chile
45. Greece
46. Ukraine
47. Egypt
48. Iran
49. Colombia
50. Argentina
51. Bangladesh
52. New Zealand
53. Pakistan
54. Morocco
55. Qatar
56. Peru
57. Bulgaria
58. Iraq
59. Kazakhstan
60. Lithuania
61. Slovenia
62. Belarus
63. Kuwait
64. Puerto Rico
65. Algeria
66. Serbia
67. Croatia
68. Oman
69. Domin. Rep.
70. Ecuador
71. Estonia
72. Uzbekistan
73. Bahrain
74. Cambodia
75. Cyprus
76. Ghana
77. Guatemala
78. Latvia
79. Libya
80. Panama
81. Jordan
82. Macao
83. Tunisia
84. Costa Rica
85. DR Congo
86. Kenya
87. Malta
88. Sri Lanka
89. Angola
90. Ethiopia
91. Honduras
92. Azerbaijan
93. El Salvador
94. Ivory Coast
95. Uruguay
96. Bolivia
97. Bosnia & Herz.
98. Lebanon
99. Nepal
100. Paraguay
101. Senegal
102. Brunei
103. Georgia
104. Guinea
105. Iceland
106. Mozambique
107. North Macedonia
108. Palestine
109. Tanzania
110. Uganda
111. Albania
112. Botswana
113. Cameroon
114. Mali
115. Moldova
116. Mongolia
117. Nicaragua
118. Zambia
119. Zimbabwe
120. Afghanistan
121. Armenia
122. Bahamas
123. Benin
124. Burkina Faso
125. Chad
126. Djibouti
127. Gabon
128. Haiti
129. Kyrgyzstan
130. Madagascar
131. Mauritania
132. Mauritius
133. Namibia
134. Niger
135. R. of Congo
136. Somalia
137. Syria
138. Tajikistan
139. Turkmenistan
140. Aruba
141. Bermuda
142. Bhutan
143. Eq. Guinea
144. Faroe Isl.
145. Fiji
146. Lesotho
147. Maldives
148. Montenegro
149. Rwanda
150. San Marino
151. Seychelles
152. Sierra Leone
153. Togo
154. Ant.& Barb.
155. Belize
156. Burundi
157. Cape Verde
158. C.A. Republic
159. Comoros
160. Gambia
161. G.-Bissau
162. Kiribati
163. Micronesia
164. Palau
165. Samoa
166. Solomon Isl.
167. Sudan
168. Tonga
169. Vanuatu
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11.68
6.16
3.64
3.55
3.49
3.06
2.87
2.77
2.63
2.41
2.40
2.37
2.11
1.98
1.83
1.81
1.81
1.42
1.40
1.31
1.28
1.17
1.12
1.09
1.07
1.03
1.00
0.90
0.84
0.81
0.80
0.73
0.58
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.50
0.48
0.44
0.43
0.42
0.40
0.39
0.39
0.32
0.31
0.31
0.29
0.28
0.27
0.25
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0.23
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0.22
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12.9


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