Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — South Sudan

Imports (% of GDP) in South Sudan in 2015 — 28.9%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 185. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 2.34 pp.

2015 28.9% +2.66 pp vs 2014
World rank 145of 185
Period maximum 41.07%2013
Period minimum 26.24%2014

Trend over time

2008–2015 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — South Sudan, 2008–20152530354045200820092010201120122013201420152008: 31.24%2009: 34.52%2010: 29.51%2011: 27.15%2012: 28.79%2013: 41.07%2014: 26.24%2015: 28.9%
Change over the period: −2.34 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

South Sudan 28.9%
World 27.3%
Eastern Africa computed 33.79%
Low-income countries computed 28.82%
Imports (% of GDP) — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 28.9 +2.66 pp
2014 26.24 −14.83 pp
2013 41.07 +12.28 pp
2012 28.79 +1.64 pp
2011 27.15 −2.36 pp
2010 29.51 −5.01 pp
2009 34.52 +3.28 pp
2008 31.24

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.