Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe

Imports (% of GDP) in Eastern Europe in 2025 — 34.92%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 13.16 pp.

2025 34.92% −2.08 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 43.9%1992
Period minimum 17.43%1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe, 1990–2025102030405019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 21.76%1991: 17.43%1992: 43.9%1993: 32.65%1994: 29.04%1995: 30.01%1996: 29.08%1997: 30.58%1998: 33.64%1999: 35.36%2000: 36.35%2001: 35.26%2002: 35%2003: 36.35%2004: 36.98%2005: 35.83%2006: 36.68%2007: 37.56%2008: 37.72%2009: 34.33%2010: 35.99%2011: 35.57%2012: 34.87%2013: 34.6%2014: 36.11%2015: 38.45%2016: 39.4%2017: 39.18%2018: 40.1%2019: 39.21%2020: 37.87%2021: 40.3%2022: 38.42%2023: 39.02%2024: 37%2025: 34.92%
Change over the period: +13.16 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Europe 34.92%
World 28.5%
Imports (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.92 −2.08 pp
2024 37 −2.02 pp
2023 39.02 +0.6 pp
2022 38.42 −1.88 pp
2021 40.3 +2.43 pp
2020 37.87 −1.34 pp
2019 39.21 −0.89 pp
2018 40.1 +0.92 pp
2017 39.18 −0.22 pp
2016 39.4 +0.95 pp
2015 38.45 +2.34 pp
2014 36.11 +1.51 pp
2013 34.6 −0.27 pp
2012 34.87 −0.7 pp
2011 35.57 −0.41 pp
2010 35.99 +1.66 pp
2009 34.33 −3.39 pp
2008 37.72 +0.16 pp
2007 37.56 +0.88 pp
2006 36.68 +0.85 pp
2005 35.83 −1.15 pp
2004 36.98 +0.62 pp
2003 36.35 +1.36 pp
2002 35 −0.26 pp
2001 35.26 −1.09 pp
2000 36.35 +0.99 pp
1999 35.36 +1.73 pp
1998 33.64 +3.05 pp
1997 30.58 +1.5 pp
1996 29.08 −0.93 pp
1995 30.01 +0.96 pp
1994 29.04 −3.6 pp
1993 32.65 −11.26 pp
1992 43.9 +26.48 pp
1991 17.43 −4.33 pp
1990 21.76

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.