Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Northern America

Imports (% of GDP) in Northern America in 2024 — 15.38%. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 1.97 pp.

2024 15.38% +0.08 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 18.78%2011
Period minimum 14.36%2020

Trend over time

2010–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Northern America, 2010–202414161820201020122014201620182020202220242010: 17.35%2011: 18.78%2012: 18.58%2013: 17.92%2014: 17.91%2015: 16.77%2016: 16.02%2017: 16.4%2018: 16.63%2019: 15.92%2020: 14.36%2021: 15.72%2022: 16.66%2023: 15.3%2024: 15.38%
Change over the period: −1.97 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern America 15.38%
World 28.11%
Imports (% of GDP) — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.38 +0.08 pp
2023 15.3 −1.36 pp
2022 16.66 +0.94 pp
2021 15.72 +1.36 pp
2020 14.36 −1.56 pp
2019 15.92 −0.71 pp
2018 16.63 +0.23 pp
2017 16.4 +0.38 pp
2016 16.02 −0.75 pp
2015 16.77 −1.14 pp
2014 17.91 −0.01 pp
2013 17.92 −0.66 pp
2012 18.58 −0.2 pp
2011 18.78 +1.43 pp
2010 17.35

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.