Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — United States

Imports (% of GDP) in the United States in 2024 — 14.04%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 172. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 8.85 pp.

2024 14.04% +0.16 pp vs 2023
World rank 167of 172
Period maximum 17.44%2008
Period minimum 5.2%1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — United States, 1970–20240510152019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 5.2%1971: 5.35%1972: 5.8%1973: 6.4%1974: 8.25%1975: 7.28%1976: 8.07%1977: 8.76%1978: 9.03%1979: 9.62%1980: 10.28%1981: 9.91%1982: 9.07%1983: 9.04%1984: 10.03%1985: 9.62%1986: 9.89%1987: 10.48%1988: 10.58%1989: 10.48%1990: 10.56%1991: 10.13%1992: 10.24%1993: 10.5%1994: 11.16%1995: 11.81%1996: 11.94%1997: 12.31%1998: 12.31%1999: 13%2000: 14.41%2001: 13.26%2002: 13.15%2003: 13.59%2004: 14.82%2005: 15.66%2006: 16.33%2007: 16.55%2008: 17.44%2009: 13.83%2010: 15.88%2011: 17.28%2012: 17.04%2013: 16.39%2014: 16.4%2015: 15.28%2016: 14.56%2017: 14.95%2018: 15.16%2019: 14.47%2020: 13.02%2021: 14.41%2022: 15.25%2023: 13.88%2024: 14.04%
Change over the period: +8.85 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 14.04%
World 28.11%
North America 15.38%
Northern America computed 15.38%
High-income countries computed 29.44%
Imports (% of GDP) — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.04 +0.16 pp
2023 13.88 −1.38 pp
2022 15.25 +0.85 pp
2021 14.41 +1.39 pp
2020 13.02 −1.45 pp
2019 14.47 −0.69 pp
2018 15.16 +0.21 pp
2017 14.95 +0.38 pp
2016 14.56 −0.71 pp
2015 15.28 −1.12 pp
2014 16.4 +0.01 pp
2013 16.39 −0.65 pp
2012 17.04 −0.24 pp
2011 17.28 +1.4 pp
2010 15.88 +2.05 pp
2009 13.83 −3.61 pp
2008 17.44 +0.89 pp
2007 16.55 +0.21 pp
2006 16.33 +0.68 pp
2005 15.66 +0.84 pp
2004 14.82 +1.23 pp
2003 13.59 +0.44 pp
2002 13.15 −0.11 pp
2001 13.26 −1.15 pp
2000 14.41 +1.41 pp
1999 13 +0.69 pp
1998 12.31 +0 pp
1997 12.31 +0.37 pp
1996 11.94 +0.13 pp
1995 11.81 +0.65 pp
1994 11.16 +0.66 pp
1993 10.5 +0.26 pp
1992 10.24 +0.12 pp
1991 10.13 −0.43 pp
1990 10.56 +0.08 pp
1989 10.48 −0.1 pp
1988 10.58 +0.1 pp
1987 10.48 +0.59 pp
1986 9.89 +0.27 pp
1985 9.62 −0.42 pp
1984 10.03 +0.99 pp
1983 9.04 −0.02 pp
1982 9.07 −0.84 pp
1981 9.91 −0.38 pp
1980 10.28 +0.67 pp
1979 9.62 +0.59 pp
1978 9.03 +0.26 pp
1977 8.76 +0.7 pp
1976 8.07 +0.78 pp
1975 7.28 −0.96 pp
1974 8.25 +1.85 pp
1973 6.4 +0.59 pp
1972 5.8 +0.45 pp
1971 5.35 +0.16 pp
1970 5.2

Northern America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.