Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Spain

Imports (% of GDP) in Spain in 2025 — 32.81%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 19.11 pp.

2025 32.81% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 89of 138
Period maximum 38.79%2022
Period minimum 12.89%1971

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Spain, 1970–202501020304019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 13.7%1971: 12.89%1972: 13.85%1973: 14.8%1974: 18.52%1975: 16.72%1976: 17.52%1977: 15.92%1978: 13.86%1979: 14.14%1980: 17.28%1981: 19.11%1982: 19.57%1983: 20.71%1984: 20.25%1985: 20.02%1986: 17.16%1987: 18.61%1988: 19.42%1989: 20.8%1990: 19.9%1991: 19.73%1992: 19.8%1993: 19.25%1994: 21.35%1995: 22.96%1996: 23.22%1997: 25.51%1998: 26.58%1999: 28.31%2000: 31.53%2001: 30.14%2002: 28.54%2003: 27.82%2004: 29.09%2005: 29.76%2006: 30.9%2007: 31.7%2008: 30.28%2009: 23.85%2010: 26.87%2011: 29.12%2012: 29.25%2013: 28.91%2014: 30.18%2015: 30.28%2016: 29.61%2017: 31.27%2018: 32.13%2019: 31.69%2020: 28.97%2021: 32.77%2022: 38.79%2023: 33.98%2024: 32.89%2025: 32.81%
Change over the period: +19.11 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Spain 32.81%
World 28.5%
Southern Europe computed 35.09%
Imports (% of GDP) — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.81 −0.08 pp
2024 32.89 −1.09 pp
2023 33.98 −4.81 pp
2022 38.79 +6.03 pp
2021 32.77 +3.8 pp
2020 28.97 −2.73 pp
2019 31.69 −0.44 pp
2018 32.13 +0.87 pp
2017 31.27 +1.66 pp
2016 29.61 −0.67 pp
2015 30.28 +0.1 pp
2014 30.18 +1.27 pp
2013 28.91 −0.34 pp
2012 29.25 +0.13 pp
2011 29.12 +2.26 pp
2010 26.87 +3.01 pp
2009 23.85 −6.43 pp
2008 30.28 −1.42 pp
2007 31.7 +0.8 pp
2006 30.9 +1.14 pp
2005 29.76 +0.67 pp
2004 29.09 +1.27 pp
2003 27.82 −0.72 pp
2002 28.54 −1.6 pp
2001 30.14 −1.4 pp
2000 31.53 +3.23 pp
1999 28.31 +1.73 pp
1998 26.58 +1.07 pp
1997 25.51 +2.29 pp
1996 23.22 +0.26 pp
1995 22.96 +1.62 pp
1994 21.35 +2.09 pp
1993 19.25 −0.55 pp
1992 19.8 +0.07 pp
1991 19.73 −0.17 pp
1990 19.9 −0.9 pp
1989 20.8 +1.37 pp
1988 19.42 +0.82 pp
1987 18.61 +1.45 pp
1986 17.16 −2.85 pp
1985 20.02 −0.24 pp
1984 20.25 −0.46 pp
1983 20.71 +1.14 pp
1982 19.57 +0.45 pp
1981 19.11 +1.83 pp
1980 17.28 +3.14 pp
1979 14.14 +0.29 pp
1978 13.86 −2.07 pp
1977 15.92 −1.6 pp
1976 17.52 +0.8 pp
1975 16.72 −1.8 pp
1974 18.52 +3.73 pp
1973 14.8 +0.94 pp
1972 13.85 +0.96 pp
1971 12.89 −0.81 pp
1970 13.7

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.