Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank)

Name: Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank)
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The value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world, as a percentage of GDP.

% of GDP Annual 194 countries and 11 groups 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank (original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices)

Highest in 2024 177.8% Hong Kong SAR, China Lowest in 2024 1.3% Sudan

Euro area, 2024 44.8% Official aggregate published by the source

Countries ranked for 2024 172 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

172 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank) (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period	World	United States	China	India
2025	28.5%	–	16.9%	24.0%
2024	28.1%	14.0%	17.5%	23.9%
2023	28.3%	13.9%	17.3%	24.0%
2022	30.0%	15.3%	17.3%	26.7%
2021	27.5%	14.4%	17.2%	24.0%
2020	25.4%	13.0%	16.1%	19.1%
2019	27.4%	14.5%	17.3%	21.2%
2018	28.2%	15.2%	18.1%	23.7%
2017	27.3%	14.9%	17.6%	22.0%
2016	26.3%	14.6%	17.0%	20.9%
2015	27.3%	15.3%	17.8%	22.1%
2014	28.9%	16.4%	21.0%	26.0%
2013	29.1%	16.4%	21.8%	28.4%
2012	29.1%	17.0%	22.4%	31.3%
2011	29.4%	17.3%	23.8%	31.1%
2010	27.6%	15.9%	23.1%	26.9%
2009	25.5%	13.8%	20.1%	25.9%
2008	30.1%	17.4%	24.6%	29.3%
2007	28.9%	16.5%	26.4%	24.9%
2006	28.1%	16.3%	28.0%	24.5%
2005	26.7%	15.7%	28.0%	22.4%
2004	25.5%	14.8%	28.0%	19.6%
2003	23.7%	13.6%	24.5%	15.6%
2002	22.9%	13.2%	19.8%	15.2%
2001	22.9%	13.3%	18.0%	13.4%

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In short

Among the 172 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Hong Kong SAR, China (177.8%) and the lowest Sudan (1.3%).
Half of the countries are above 43.2% and half below.
From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 16 countries and fell in 18.
The figure for the world was 28.1% in 2024, against 27.4% in 2019 (+0.7 percentage points).

About this measure

Definition: The value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world, as a percentage of GDP.
Population covered: Whole economy
Unit: % of GDP
Frequency: Annual
Changes are shown as: Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

Source and dates

Original producer: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by: World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code: NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 1960 to 2025
Provider update: 8 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution: Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

1 Hong Kong SAR, China 177.8%
2 Luxembourg 159.7%
3 Singapore 138.6%
4 Djibouti 114.8%
5 Naoero 107.0%
6 Lesotho 103.1%
7 Ireland 102.2%
8 Malta 99.2%
9 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 99.1%
10 Kiribati 97.6%
11 Seychelles 95.3%
12 Cyprus 93.4%
13 Slovakia 85.7%
14 Timor-Leste 84.9%
15 Viet Nam 83.7%
16 Kyrgyzstan 83.3%
17 Cuba 82.4%
18 Marshall Islands 81.1%
19 Belgium 79.7%
20 Mauritius 78.3%
21 Maldives 78.3%
22 Aruba 78.2%
23 Armenia 76.4%
24 Estonia 75.4%
25 Slovenia 74.7%
26 North Macedonia 74.6%
27 Micronesia 74.0%
28 Palau 73.1%
29 Cambodia 72.1%
30 Kosovo 72.0%
31 Hungary 71.7%
32 Netherlands 71.5%
33 Solomon Islands 70.8%
34 Bahrain 70.0%
35 Mongolia 69.7%
36 Lithuania 68.5%
37 Afghanistan 68.1%
38 Namibia 66.9%
39 Latvia 66.4%
40 Montenegro 66.2%
41 Thailand 66.1%
42 Malaysia 66.0%
43 Libya 65.8%
44 Belarus 65.1%
45 Fiji 64.6%
46 Czechia 62.6%
47 Denmark 60.8%
48 Tonga 60.7%
49 Switzerland 59.2%
50 Lebanon 58.9%
51 Brunei 58.3%
52 Nicaragua 58.2%
53 Serbia 58.1%
54 Honduras 57.7%
55 Moldova 57.3%
56 Guinea 56.4%
57 Tunisia 56.3%
58 Georgia 55.6%
59 Croatia 54.8%
60 Cabo Verde 54.2%
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.1%
62 Bulgaria 53.9%
63 Belize 53.7%
64 Eswatini 53.7%
65 Austria 53.1%
66 El Salvador 53.0%
67 Mozambique 52.8%
68 West Bank and Gaza 52.7%
69 Mauritania 52.2%
70 Sweden 51.5%
71 Faroe Islands 51.2%
72 Morocco 50.2%
73 Ukraine 50.0%
74 Macao SAR, China 49.9%
75 Samoa 48.9%
76 Oman 48.8%
77 Democratic Republic of the Congo 48.6%
78 Poland 48.2%
79 Vanuatu 48.0%
80 Tajikistan 47.9%
81 Bhutan 47.9%
82 Greece 47.7%
83 French Polynesia 46.1%
84 Portugal 43.8%
85 Iceland 43.7%
86 Rwanda 43.3%
87 Albania 43.2%
88 Senegal 42.8%
89 Puerto Rico (US) 42.7%
90 Botswana 42.4%
91 Romania 41.6%
92 Finland 41.5%
93 Bahamas 41.5%
94 Republic of the Congo 40.4%
95 South Korea 40.3%
96 Philippines 40.1%
97 Paraguay 39.4%
98 Panama 39.3%
99 Kuwait 38.2%
100 Mexico 38.1%
101 Germany 37.7%
102 Iraq 37.4%
103 Azerbaijan 36.7%
104 Uzbekistan 36.0%
105 France 34.2%
106 Ghana 33.9%
107 Madagascar 33.5%
108 Gambia 33.4%
109 Norway 33.2%
110 Spain 32.9%
111 Canada 32.7%
112 Nepal 32.6%
113 Costa Rica 32.3%
114 Comoros 32.2%
115 Burkina Faso 31.9%
116 United Kingdom 31.8%
117 Central African Republic 31.4%
118 Guatemala 31.4%
119 Malawi 30.6%
120 Italy 30.3%
121 Chile 30.2%
122 South Africa 29.9%
123 Equatorial Guinea 29.3%
124 Dominican Republic 29.0%
125 São Tomé and Príncipe 28.7%
126 New Caledonia 28.7%
127 Iran 28.5%
128 Guinea-Bissau 27.7%
129 Zambia 27.6%
130 Gabon 27.5%
131 Mali 27.4%
132 Türkiye 27.0%
133 Saudi Arabia 27.0%
134 Ecuador 26.9%
135 Israel 26.0%
136 New Zealand 26.0%
137 Uganda 25.9%
138 Kazakhstan 25.6%
139 Bolivia 25.5%
140 Côte d'Ivoire 25.2%
141 Bermuda 25.1%
142 India 23.9%
143 Zimbabwe 23.4%
144 Sierra Leone 23.3%
145 Egypt 23.2%
146 Uruguay 23.2%
147 Kenya 23.2%
148 Japan 22.9%
149 Peru 22.8%
150 Australia 22.5%
151 Sri Lanka 22.4%
152 Benin 21.8%
153 Tanzania 21.6%
154 Indonesia 20.5%
155 Algeria 20.3%
156 Colombia 20.2%
157 Angola 19.0%
158 Cameroon 18.7%
159 Brazil 17.6%
160 Russia 17.6%
161 China 17.5%
162 Pakistan 17.2%
163 Chad 16.9%
164 Haiti 16.5%
165 Bangladesh 16.3%
166 Niger 15.4%
167 United States 14.0%
168 Argentina 12.7%
169 Ethiopia 11.9%
170 Turkmenistan 11.2%
171 Venezuela 9.5%
172 Sudan 1.3%
East Asia and Pacific 28.1%
Euro area 44.8%
Europe and Central Asia 41.3%
European Union 46.1%
Latin America and Caribbean 25.9%
Middle East and North Africa 38.4%
North America 15.4%
OECD members 27.9%
South Asia 23.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa 28.6%
World 28.1%

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices, via World Bank. "Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank)." PiSpace Open Data, publication 29, retrieved 14 November 2026. https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/imports-of-goods-and-services-share

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices. (2026). Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank) [Data set]. PiSpace Open Data. https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/imports-of-goods-and-services-share?pub=29

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@misc{imports_of_goods_and_services_share_29,
  author = {{World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices}},
  title = {Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP (World Bank)},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {PiSpace Open Data},
  url = {https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/imports-of-goods-and-services-share?pub=29},
  note = {Publication 29, retrieved 2026-11-14}
}

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