Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia

Imports (% of GDP) in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 41.01%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 20.56 pp.

2025 41.01% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 46.57%2022
Period minimum 20.14%1972

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia, 1970–20252030405019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 20.45%1971: 20.2%1972: 20.14%1973: 21.78%1974: 26.15%1975: 23.42%1976: 25.17%1977: 25.12%1978: 23.83%1979: 25.35%1980: 26.97%1981: 27.36%1982: 27.21%1983: 26.87%1984: 28.18%1985: 28.27%1986: 25.1%1987: 24.9%1988: 25.29%1989: 26.76%1990: 25.93%1991: 24.95%1992: 26.55%1993: 25.01%1994: 25.82%1995: 26.74%1996: 26.88%1997: 28.37%1998: 29.13%1999: 29.74%2000: 33.12%2001: 32.74%2002: 31.5%2003: 31.14%2004: 32.21%2005: 33.61%2006: 35.56%2007: 36.02%2008: 36.95%2009: 32.7%2010: 35.78%2011: 37.87%2012: 37.68%2013: 37.48%2014: 37.52%2015: 38.03%2016: 38.37%2017: 39.87%2018: 41.03%2019: 41.38%2020: 39.01%2021: 41.45%2022: 46.57%2023: 43.35%2024: 41.33%2025: 41.01%
Change over the period: +20.56 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 41.01%
World 28.5%
Imports (% of GDP) — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.01 −0.32 pp
2024 41.33 −2.02 pp
2023 43.35 −3.22 pp
2022 46.57 +5.13 pp
2021 41.45 +2.44 pp
2020 39.01 −2.37 pp
2019 41.38 +0.35 pp
2018 41.03 +1.16 pp
2017 39.87 +1.5 pp
2016 38.37 +0.34 pp
2015 38.03 +0.51 pp
2014 37.52 +0.04 pp
2013 37.48 −0.21 pp
2012 37.68 −0.19 pp
2011 37.87 +2.09 pp
2010 35.78 +3.07 pp
2009 32.7 −4.25 pp
2008 36.95 +0.93 pp
2007 36.02 +0.45 pp
2006 35.56 +1.95 pp
2005 33.61 +1.4 pp
2004 32.21 +1.07 pp
2003 31.14 −0.36 pp
2002 31.5 −1.24 pp
2001 32.74 −0.38 pp
2000 33.12 +3.38 pp
1999 29.74 +0.61 pp
1998 29.13 +0.76 pp
1997 28.37 +1.5 pp
1996 26.88 +0.13 pp
1995 26.74 +0.92 pp
1994 25.82 +0.82 pp
1993 25.01 −1.54 pp
1992 26.55 +1.6 pp
1991 24.95 −0.98 pp
1990 25.93 −0.83 pp
1989 26.76 +1.47 pp
1988 25.29 +0.39 pp
1987 24.9 −0.2 pp
1986 25.1 −3.17 pp
1985 28.27 +0.09 pp
1984 28.18 +1.3 pp
1983 26.87 −0.34 pp
1982 27.21 −0.15 pp
1981 27.36 +0.4 pp
1980 26.97 +1.62 pp
1979 25.35 +1.51 pp
1978 23.83 −1.29 pp
1977 25.12 −0.05 pp
1976 25.17 +1.75 pp
1975 23.42 −2.72 pp
1974 26.15 +4.36 pp
1973 21.78 +1.65 pp
1972 20.14 −0.07 pp
1971 20.2 −0.25 pp
1970 20.45

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.