Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Central Asia

Imports (% of GDP) in Central Asia in 2025 — 33.56%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 35.75 pp.

2025 33.56% +3.92 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 69.32%1992
Period minimum 24.74%2015

Trend over time

1992–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Central Asia, 1992–2025204060801992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 69.32%1993: 47.63%1994: 50.37%1995: 48.75%1996: 42.98%1997: 38.06%1998: 34.19%1999: 32.8%2000: 38.9%2001: 41.15%2002: 41.31%2003: 40.43%2004: 41.83%2005: 41.47%2006: 38.96%2007: 42.11%2008: 40.03%2009: 38.59%2010: 31.27%2011: 29.84%2012: 32.2%2013: 30.02%2014: 27.97%2015: 24.74%2016: 26.03%2017: 25.91%2018: 29.04%2019: 30.5%2020: 27.65%2021: 28.14%2022: 30.67%2023: 32.26%2024: 29.65%2025: 33.56%
Change over the period: −35.75 pp Annual average: -1.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 33.56%
World 28.5%
Imports (% of GDP) — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33.56 +3.92 pp
2024 29.65 −2.61 pp
2023 32.26 +1.58 pp
2022 30.67 +2.54 pp
2021 28.14 +0.49 pp
2020 27.65 −2.85 pp
2019 30.5 +1.46 pp
2018 29.04 +3.13 pp
2017 25.91 −0.12 pp
2016 26.03 +1.29 pp
2015 24.74 −3.23 pp
2014 27.97 −2.05 pp
2013 30.02 −2.17 pp
2012 32.2 +2.36 pp
2011 29.84 −1.43 pp
2010 31.27 −7.32 pp
2009 38.59 −1.44 pp
2008 40.03 −2.09 pp
2007 42.11 +3.15 pp
2006 38.96 −2.51 pp
2005 41.47 −0.36 pp
2004 41.83 +1.41 pp
2003 40.43 −0.88 pp
2002 41.31 +0.15 pp
2001 41.15 +2.25 pp
2000 38.9 +6.1 pp
1999 32.8 −1.39 pp
1998 34.19 −3.87 pp
1997 38.06 −4.92 pp
1996 42.98 −5.77 pp
1995 48.75 −1.62 pp
1994 50.37 +2.74 pp
1993 47.63 −21.69 pp
1992 69.32

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.