Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

About the source table

Publisher

World Bank, World Development Indicators

Original producer

World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices

Code

NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS

Last update by provider

8 October 2026

Last checked here

9 November 2026

Licence (series metadata)

CC BY-4.0

Source note

Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)

Definition published with the series

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.