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Imports (% of GDP)

How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.

Unit: % of GDP Period: 1960–2025 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 49.89% Countries: 194

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1960 to 2025.

Imports (% of GDP), 1960–2025

Top-20 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP), 1960–2025050100150200Hong KongHong Kong: 196.89%196.89LuxembourgLuxembourg: 159.36%159.36San MarinoSan Marino: 154.99%154.99SingaporeSingapore: 142.45%142.45GuyanaGuyana: 109.73%109.73United States Virgin Is…United States Virgin Islands: 108.26%108.26LesothoLesotho: 104.45%104.45NauruNauru: 103.68%103.68MaltaMalta: 99.9%99.9IrelandIreland: 99.89%99.89SomaliaSomalia: 98.81%98.81KiribatiKiribati: 97.59%97.59DjiboutiDjibouti: 95.8%95.8SeychellesSeychelles: 92.67%92.67United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 92.2%92.2VietnamVietnam: 92.09%92.09CuraçaoCuraçao: 92.02%92.02CyprusCyprus: 91.92%91.92JordanJordan: 91.76%91.76SlovakiaSlovakia: 85.25%85.25
Imports (% of GDP) — 1960–2025 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 HK Hong Kong 196.89 2025 1
2 LU Luxembourg 159.36 2025 2
3 SM San Marino 154.99 2023 3
4 SG Singapore 142.45 2025 4
5 GY Guyana 109.73 2005 5
6 VI United States Virgin Islands 108.26 2022 6
7 LS Lesotho 104.45 2025 7
8 NR Nauru 103.68 2025 8
9 MT Malta 99.9 2025 9
10 IE Ireland 99.89 2025 10
11 SO Somalia 98.81 2025 11
12 KI Kiribati 97.59 2024 12
13 DJ Djibouti 95.8 2025 13
14 SC Seychelles 92.67 2025 14
15 AE United Arab Emirates 92.2 2023 15
16 VN Vietnam 92.09 2025 16
17 CW Curaçao 92.02 2018 17
18 CY Cyprus 91.92 2025 18
19 JO Jordan 91.76 2007 19
20 SK Slovakia 85.25 2025 20
21 TL Timor-Leste 84.89 2024 21
22 CU Cuba 82.39 2024 22
23 MH Marshall Islands 79.87 2025 23
24 MV Maldives 78.26 2024 24
25 AW Aruba 78.17 2024 25
26 AS American Samoa 77.73 2022 26
27 BE Belgium 77.47 2025 27
28 EE Estonia 77.4 2025 28
29 MU Mauritius 74.91 2025 29
30 XK Kosovo 74.24 2025 30
31 MK North Macedonia 73.39 2025 31
32 SI Slovenia 73.28 2025 32
33 PW Palau 73.11 2024 33
34 FM Micronesia 70.94 2025 34
35 MP Northern Mariana Islands 70.89 2022 35
36 SB Solomon Islands 70.78 2024 36
37 BH Bahrain 69.99 2024 37
38 NL Netherlands 69.45 2025 38
39 LT Lithuania 69.12 2025 39
40 CH Switzerland 69.11 2025 40
41 HU Hungary 68.15 2025 41
42 AF Afghanistan 68.06 2024 42
43 KH Cambodia 67.44 2025 43
44 TH Thailand 67.27 2025 44
45 LV Latvia 67.15 2025 45
46 LY Libya 65.95 2025 46
47 ME Montenegro 65.71 2025 47
48 KG Kyrgyzstan 65.6 2025 48
49 MY Malaysia 65.43 2025 49
50 FJ Fiji 64.56 2024 50
51 GU Guam 63.98 2022 51
52 NA Namibia 63.9 2025 52
53 AG Antigua and Barbuda 63.3 2022 53
54 MN Mongolia 62.64 2025 54
55 GN Guinea 62.27 2025 55
56 CZ Czechia 61.09 2025 56
57 MD Moldova 60.91 2025 57
58 TO Tonga 60.68 2024 58
59 DK Denmark 59.11 2025 59
60 PG Papua New Guinea 58.92 2004 60
61 LB Lebanon 58.92 2024 61
62 RS Serbia 58.61 2025 62
63 BY Belarus 57.03 2025 63
64 HN Honduras 56.52 2025 64
65 SV El Salvador 56.11 2025 65
66 MZ Mozambique 55.72 2025 66
67 NI Nicaragua 54.86 2025 67
68 TN Tunisia 54.79 2025 68
69 MR Mauritania 54.17 2025 69
70 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.12 2025 70
71 BZ Belize 53.75 2024 71
72 SZ Eswatini 53.72 2024 72
73 AM Armenia 53.61 2025 73
74 PS Palestine 53.53 2025 74
75 CV Cabo Verde 53.35 2025 75
76 GE Georgia 53.22 2025 76
77 HR Croatia 53.01 2025 77
78 AT Austria 52.32 2025 78
79 BN Brunei Darussalam 52.04 2025 79
80 UA Ukraine 51.85 2025 80
81 BG Bulgaria 51.78 2025 81
82 FO Faroe Islands 51.2 2024 82
83 MA Morocco 51.13 2025 83
84 SE Sweden 51.11 2025 84
85 GL Greenland 51.09 2023 85
86 GM Gambia 49.44 2025 86
87 OM Oman 48.78 2024 87
88 VU Vanuatu 48.03 2024 88
89 TJ Tajikistan 47.88 2024 89
90 BT Bhutan 47.87 2024 90
91 YE Yemen 47.32 2018 91
92 PL Poland 47.08 2025 92
93 MO Macao 46.85 2025 93
94 PF French Polynesia 46.15 2024 94
95 KY Cayman Islands 45.84 2020 95
96 GR Greece 43.99 2025 96
97 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.92 2025 97
98 CG Republic of the Congo 43.65 2025 98
99 PR Puerto Rico 43.57 2025 99
100 WS Samoa 43.01 2025 100
101 PT Portugal 42.74 2025 101
102 AL Albania 42.52 2025 102
103 IS Iceland 42.37 2025 103
104 LA Laos 41.88 2016 104
105 BS Bahamas 41.46 2024 105
106 FI Finland 41.07 2025 106
107 RO Romania 40.73 2025 107
108 KR South Korea 40.6 2025 108
109 MX Mexico 40.28 2025 109
110 PH Philippines 40.24 2025 110
111 PA Panama 39.32 2024 111
112 PY Paraguay 39.3 2025 112
113 SN Senegal 38.58 2025 113
114 SR Suriname 38.41 2010 114
115 KW Kuwait 38.23 2024 115
116 DE Germany 38.08 2025 116
117 BW Botswana 37.51 2025 117
118 IQ Iraq 37.38 2024 118
119 AZ Azerbaijan 36.81 2025 119
120 UZ Uzbekistan 35.36 2025 120
121 TG Togo 35.35 2023 121
122 RW Rwanda 35.12 2025 122
123 IR Iran 34.49 2025 123
124 GH Ghana 33.91 2024 124
125 FR France 33.8 2025 125
126 NP Nepal 33.72 2025 126
127 NO Norway 33.68 2025 127
128 CF Central African Republic 33.56 2025 128
129 ST Sao Tome and Principe 33.3 2025 129
130 MG Madagascar 32.91 2025 130
131 ES Spain 32.81 2025 131
132 CR Costa Rica 32.64 2025 132
133 CA Canada 32.18 2025 133
134 GB United Kingdom 31.86 2025 134
135 QA Qatar 31.62 2022 135
136 KM Comoros 31.59 2025 136
137 EG Egypt 31.51 2025 137
138 GT Guatemala 30.97 2025 138
139 CL Chile 30.42 2025 139
140 IT Italy 30.3 2025 140
141 BF Burkina Faso 30.01 2025 141
142 ZA South Africa 29.5 2025 142
143 GA Gabon 29.4 2025 143
144 ER Eritrea 29.24 2011 144
145 SS South Sudan 28.9 2015 145
146 UG Uganda 28.76 2025 146
147 MW Malawi 28.75 2025 147
148 NC New Caledonia 28.67 2024 148
149 SY Syria 28.66 2022 149
150 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28.41 2025 150
151 SL Sierra Leone 28.21 2025 151
152 SA Saudi Arabia 28.17 2025 152
153 EC Ecuador 27.92 2025 153
154 DO Dominican Republic 27.85 2025 154
155 ZM Zambia 27.55 2024 155
156 GW Guinea-Bissau 27.01 2025 156
157 ML Mali 26.7 2025 157
158 NZ New Zealand 25.96 2024 158
159 KZ Kazakhstan 25.57 2024 159
160 BO Bolivia 25.54 2024 160
161 IL Israel 25.43 2025 161
162 TR Türkiye 25.08 2025 162
163 BM Bermuda 25.06 2024 163
164 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24.77 2025 164
165 IN India 24.01 2025 165
166 ZW Zimbabwe 23.45 2024 166
167 JP Japan 22.87 2024 167
168 LK Sri Lanka 22.84 2025 168
169 AU Australia 22.66 2025 169
170 UY Uruguay 22.65 2025 170
171 DZ Algeria 22.14 2025 171
172 PE Peru 21.85 2025 172
173 KE Kenya 21.76 2025 173
174 ID Indonesia 20.54 2025 174
175 CO Colombia 20.38 2025 175
176 CM Cameroon 20.3 2025 176
177 ET Ethiopia 20.18 2025 177
178 BJ Benin 20.06 2025 178
179 TZ Tanzania 19.99 2025 179
180 NE Niger 18.14 2025 180
181 BR Brazil 17.47 2025 181
182 PK Pakistan 17.21 2025 182
183 NG Nigeria 16.92 1960 183
184 CN China 16.89 2025 184
185 BD Bangladesh 16.83 2025 185
186 TD Chad 16.72 2025 186
187 RU Russia 15.51 2025 187
188 AR Argentina 14.81 2025 188
189 HT Haiti 14.33 2025 189
190 US United States 14.04 2024 190
191 TM Turkmenistan 13.7 2025 191
192 AO Angola 11.67 2025 192
193 VE Venezuela 10.11 2025 193
194 SD Sudan 1.28 2025 194
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Maximum 196.89%
Median 43.78%
Minimum 1.28%
World 28.5%

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
% of GDP
Observation period
1960–2025
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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