Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Southern Europe

Imports (% of GDP) in Southern Europe in 2025 — 35.09%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 12.28 pp.

2025 35.09% −0.24 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 42.23%2022
Period minimum 21.93%1996

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, 1995–202520304050199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 22.81%1996: 21.93%1997: 23.52%1998: 24.49%1999: 25.38%2000: 28.91%2001: 28.22%2002: 27.03%2003: 26.31%2004: 27.31%2005: 28.3%2006: 30.19%2007: 31.2%2008: 31.06%2009: 25.33%2010: 28.7%2011: 30.38%2012: 30.08%2013: 29.4%2014: 30.02%2015: 30.41%2016: 29.83%2017: 31.88%2018: 33.2%2019: 32.85%2020: 30.18%2021: 34.52%2022: 42.23%2023: 36.62%2024: 35.33%2025: 35.09%
Change over the period: +12.28 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Europe 35.09%
World 28.5%
Imports (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 35.09 −0.24 pp
2024 35.33 −1.3 pp
2023 36.62 −5.6 pp
2022 42.23 +7.71 pp
2021 34.52 +4.34 pp
2020 30.18 −2.67 pp
2019 32.85 −0.35 pp
2018 33.2 +1.32 pp
2017 31.88 +2.04 pp
2016 29.83 −0.57 pp
2015 30.41 +0.38 pp
2014 30.02 +0.62 pp
2013 29.4 −0.68 pp
2012 30.08 −0.3 pp
2011 30.38 +1.68 pp
2010 28.7 +3.37 pp
2009 25.33 −5.73 pp
2008 31.06 −0.14 pp
2007 31.2 +1.01 pp
2006 30.19 +1.88 pp
2005 28.3 +1 pp
2004 27.31 +0.99 pp
2003 26.31 −0.71 pp
2002 27.03 −1.19 pp
2001 28.22 −0.69 pp
2000 28.91 +3.53 pp
1999 25.38 +0.89 pp
1998 24.49 +0.96 pp
1997 23.52 +1.6 pp
1996 21.93 −0.88 pp
1995 22.81

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.