Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — OPEC

Imports (% of GDP) in OPEC in 2024 — 28.31%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6.65 pp.

2024 28.31% −9.35 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 38.25%2015
Period minimum 19.3%1995

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — OPEC, 1970–202415202530354019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 21.66%1971: 20.75%1972: 21.01%1973: 21.96%1974: 20.63%1975: 30.46%1976: 28.78%1977: 33.87%1978: 34.06%1979: 27.83%1980: 28.52%1981: 32.06%1982: 34.62%1983: 31.18%1984: 28%1985: 23.93%1986: 20.74%1987: 21.65%1988: 24.42%1989: 26.65%1990: 21.46%1991: 30.16%1992: 26.89%1993: 24.69%1994: 20.22%1995: 19.3%1996: 19.42%1997: 19.87%1998: 20.85%1999: 20.15%2000: 20.26%2001: 23.58%2002: 25.94%2003: 27.82%2004: 28.47%2005: 27.5%2006: 27.07%2007: 29.68%2008: 30.14%2009: 31.57%2010: 27.17%2011: 26.03%2012: 30.32%2013: 33.46%2014: 34.85%2015: 38.25%2016: 34.17%2017: 33.42%2018: 32.64%2019: 34.79%2020: 36.3%2021: 33.39%2022: 33.13%2023: 37.66%2024: 28.31%
Change over the period: +6.65 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

OPEC 28.31%
World 28.11%
Imports (% of GDP) — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28.31 −9.35 pp
2023 37.66 +4.53 pp
2022 33.13 −0.26 pp
2021 33.39 −2.91 pp
2020 36.3 +1.51 pp
2019 34.79 +2.15 pp
2018 32.64 −0.78 pp
2017 33.42 −0.75 pp
2016 34.17 −4.08 pp
2015 38.25 +3.4 pp
2014 34.85 +1.39 pp
2013 33.46 +3.14 pp
2012 30.32 +4.29 pp
2011 26.03 −1.14 pp
2010 27.17 −4.4 pp
2009 31.57 +1.43 pp
2008 30.14 +0.47 pp
2007 29.68 +2.61 pp
2006 27.07 −0.44 pp
2005 27.5 −0.97 pp
2004 28.47 +0.65 pp
2003 27.82 +1.88 pp
2002 25.94 +2.35 pp
2001 23.58 +3.32 pp
2000 20.26 +0.11 pp
1999 20.15 −0.7 pp
1998 20.85 +0.98 pp
1997 19.87 +0.45 pp
1996 19.42 +0.12 pp
1995 19.3 −0.92 pp
1994 20.22 −4.47 pp
1993 24.69 −2.19 pp
1992 26.89 −3.27 pp
1991 30.16 +8.69 pp
1990 21.46 −5.19 pp
1989 26.65 +2.23 pp
1988 24.42 +2.78 pp
1987 21.65 +0.91 pp
1986 20.74 −3.19 pp
1985 23.93 −4.07 pp
1984 28 −3.18 pp
1983 31.18 −3.44 pp
1982 34.62 +2.56 pp
1981 32.06 +3.54 pp
1980 28.52 +0.69 pp
1979 27.83 −6.24 pp
1978 34.06 +0.2 pp
1977 33.87 +5.09 pp
1976 28.78 −1.69 pp
1975 30.46 +9.84 pp
1974 20.63 −1.33 pp
1973 21.96 +0.95 pp
1972 21.01 +0.26 pp
1971 20.75 −0.91 pp
1970 21.66

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.