Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Cayman Islands

Imports (% of GDP) in the Cayman Islands in 2020 — 45.84%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 184. Since 2017, the indicator has risen by 2.42 pp.

2020 45.84% +0.47 pp vs 2019
World rank 73of 184
Period maximum 45.84%2020
Period minimum 43.41%2017

Trend over time

2017–2020 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Cayman Islands, 2017–20204344454620172018201920202017: 43.41%2018: 45.53%2019: 45.37%2020: 45.84%
Change over the period: +2.42 pp Annual average: 0.81 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 45.84%
World 25.38%
High-income countries computed 27.4%
Imports (% of GDP) — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 45.84 +0.47 pp
2019 45.37 −0.16 pp
2018 45.53 +2.11 pp
2017 43.41

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.