Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Melanesia

Imports (% of GDP) in Melanesia in 2024 — 46.26%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 8.1 pp.

2024 46.26% −2.36 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 59.42%1981
Period minimum 39.73%2020

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Melanesia, 1980–202435404550556019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 54.36%1981: 59.42%1982: 58.22%1983: 54.38%1984: 52.53%1985: 52.41%1986: 49.68%1987: 49.77%1988: 54.64%1989: 57.41%1990: 49.18%1991: 49.07%1992: 44.41%1993: 41.04%1994: 41.87%1995: 41.93%1996: 44.18%1997: 45.38%1998: 45.57%1999: 48.08%2000: 47.96%2001: 49.36%2002: 49.59%2003: 50.62%2004: 50.61%2005: 47.75%2006: 50.81%2007: 49.57%2008: 56.15%2009: 45.74%2010: 52.67%2011: 52.03%2012: 51.66%2013: 50.92%2014: 46.54%2015: 46.45%2016: 43.95%2017: 43.38%2018: 44.97%2019: 47.53%2020: 39.73%2021: 41.03%2022: 47.29%2023: 48.63%2024: 46.26%
Change over the period: −8.1 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Melanesia 46.26%
World 28.11%
Imports (% of GDP) — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 46.26 −2.36 pp
2023 48.63 +1.34 pp
2022 47.29 +6.26 pp
2021 41.03 +1.3 pp
2020 39.73 −7.8 pp
2019 47.53 +2.56 pp
2018 44.97 +1.6 pp
2017 43.38 −0.57 pp
2016 43.95 −2.5 pp
2015 46.45 −0.09 pp
2014 46.54 −4.38 pp
2013 50.92 −0.74 pp
2012 51.66 −0.38 pp
2011 52.03 −0.64 pp
2010 52.67 +6.93 pp
2009 45.74 −10.41 pp
2008 56.15 +6.58 pp
2007 49.57 −1.24 pp
2006 50.81 +3.07 pp
2005 47.75 −2.86 pp
2004 50.61 −0.02 pp
2003 50.62 +1.03 pp
2002 49.59 +0.23 pp
2001 49.36 +1.41 pp
2000 47.96 −0.13 pp
1999 48.08 +2.51 pp
1998 45.57 +0.19 pp
1997 45.38 +1.2 pp
1996 44.18 +2.26 pp
1995 41.93 +0.06 pp
1994 41.87 +0.83 pp
1993 41.04 −3.37 pp
1992 44.41 −4.66 pp
1991 49.07 −0.11 pp
1990 49.18 −8.23 pp
1989 57.41 +2.77 pp
1988 54.64 +4.87 pp
1987 49.77 +0.09 pp
1986 49.68 −2.73 pp
1985 52.41 −0.12 pp
1984 52.53 −1.85 pp
1983 54.38 −3.85 pp
1982 58.22 −1.2 pp
1981 59.42 +5.06 pp
1980 54.36

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.