Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%) by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
328.7%
Eritrea
Lowest
-41.0%
South Sudan
Median
4.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,975
What the numbers show
Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 328.7% in Eritrea; the lowest is -41.0% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 5.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 447,098.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 77,799.1%).
Annual growth of imports of goods and services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 328.7% | 2011 | up 2,149.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 43.9% | 2010 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 30.7% | 2024 | up 941.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 29.6% | 2018 | up 622.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Somalia | 28.5% | 2024 | up 228.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 28.3% | 2024 | up 1,148.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 26.0% | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 22.5% | 2024 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea | 22.0% | 2024 | up 543.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 17.5% | 2024 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Gambia | 17.2% | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 16.1% | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 16.1% | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 15.6% | 2024 | up 785.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.0% | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 14.2% | 2024 | up 774.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 13.6% | 2022 | up 447,098.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Kuwait | 13.4% | 2023 | up 1,630.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 13.2% | 2024 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Bahamas | 12.7% | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 12.6% | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Tonga | 12.4% | 2023 | up 329.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Maldives | 12.4% | 2024 | up 391.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 12.1% | 2024 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Timor-Leste | 12.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Timor-Leste | 12.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 11.9% | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Belize | 11.7% | 2024 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 11.6% | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Togo | 11.6% | 2022 | up 498.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 11.5% | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 11.3% | 2024 | up 955.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 10.7% | 2024 | up 260.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 10.0% | 2024 | up 218.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 9.9% | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Oman | 9.7% | 2024 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Uganda | 9.5% | 2024 | up 247.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 9.5% | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Micronesia | 9.4% | 2022 | up 318.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 9.2% | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 41 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.2% | 2024 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 9.0% | 2024 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8.8% | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Kosovo | 8.7% | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Guam | 8.7% | 2022 | up 688.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 8.6% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Niger | 8.5% | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 8.4% | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 8.2% | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 8.0% | 2024 | up 909.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2024 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 52 | El Salvador | 8.0% | 2024 | up 417.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 7.9% | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Ukraine | 7.7% | 2024 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Cambodia | 7.5% | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Seychelles | 7.5% | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritius | 7.3% | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritania | 7.3% | 2024 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Eswatini | 7.1% | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Singapore | 6.6% | 2024 | up 140.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia | 6.3% | 2024 | up 321.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 6.3% | 2024 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 6.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 6.0% | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.9% | 2022 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 68 | United States of America | 5.8% | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Montenegro | 5.7% | 2024 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.6% | 2024 | up 471.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Malta | 5.3% | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 5.3% | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 5.2% | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 5.2% | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Congo | 5.0% | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Cyprus | 5.0% | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 4.8% | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Cabo Verde | 4.8% | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 4.8% | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.7% | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 4.7% | 2024 | up 4,671.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Chad | 4.6% | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Bermuda | 4.6% | 2024 | up 406.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.6% | 2016 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.6% | 2016 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Poland | 4.5% | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Colombia | 4.4% | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 4.3% | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Philippines | 4.2% | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 4.2% | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Denmark | 4.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 4.1% | 2014 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | 4.0% | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 3.9% | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 230.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Kiribati | 3.7% | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Senegal | 3.5% | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 3.4% | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.1% | 2024 | up 319.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.1% | 2024 | up 319.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Spain | 2.9% | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Kenya | 2.7% | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Angola | 2.7% | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Comoros | 2.7% | 2024 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Ireland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.7% | 2024 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.6% | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.6% | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Korea | 2.5% | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Republic of Korea | 2.5% | 2024 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Chile | 2.5% | 2024 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.4% | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 2.4% | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Honduras | 2.3% | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Sweden | 2.3% | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 2.1% | 2024 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 1.7% | 2023 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 1.6% | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 126 | New Zealand | 1.5% | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 1.3% | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Japan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 0.7% | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 0.5% | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2% | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.1% | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Greenland | -0.1% | 2023 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | -0.2% | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Lebanon | -0.3% | 2023 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Italy | -0.4% | 2024 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Israel | -0.4% | 2024 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.6% | 2024 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Germany | -0.6% | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Bhutan | -0.6% | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Benin | -0.8% | 2024 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Finland | -0.8% | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 146 | France | -1.2% | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Belgium | -1.3% | 2024 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Cuba | -1.3% | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 149 | North Macedonia | -1.4% | 2024 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Uruguay | -1.5% | 2024 | down 294.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Uzbekistan | -1.5% | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | -1.6% | 2024 | down 119.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | -1.7% | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | -1.7% | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Latvia | -1.8% | 2024 | down 159.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Nepal | -2.5% | 2024 | down 112.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Austria | -2.6% | 2024 | down 186.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Panama | -2.6% | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Cameroon | -2.9% | 2024 | down 119.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Libya | -3.0% | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 161 | India | -3.7% | 2024 | down 521.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Hungary | -3.9% | 2024 | down 135.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Tajikistan | -4.3% | 2023 | down 490.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Türkiye | -4.4% | 2024 | down 77,799.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Türkiye | -4.4% | 2024 | down 77,799.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Bangladesh | -4.6% | 2024 | down 493.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Palau | -4.8% | 2023 | down 293.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Djibouti | -5.5% | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 169 | South Africa | -6.4% | 2024 | down 832.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | -7.3% | 2006 | down 149.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Syrian Arab Republic | -7.6% | 2022 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Syrian Arab Republic | -7.6% | 2022 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 173 | United States Virgin Islands | -9.4% | 2022 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Mali | -10.0% | 2024 | down 199.5% | volatile |
| 175 | San Marino | -10.1% | 2023 | down 480.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Argentina | -10.2% | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -10.4% | 2024 | down 169.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Mozambique | -10.7% | 2024 | down 216.2% | volatile |
| 179 | American Samoa | -12.6% | 2022 | down 412.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Luxembourg | -13.6% | 2024 | down 265.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Russian Federation | -15.0% | 2022 | down 254.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Russian Federation | -15.0% | 2022 | down 254.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | -16.2% | 2024 | down 668.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Sudan | -21.5% | 2024 | down 186.0% | volatile |
| 185 | State of Palestine | -31.1% | 2024 | down 871.5% | volatile |
| 186 | South Sudan | -41.0% | 2015 | down 285.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South-Eastern Asia 8.3%
- Western Asia 8.3%
- Eastern Africa 8.2%
- South America 6.8%
- Middle Africa 6.6%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.3%
- Northern Africa 6.0%
- United States of America 5.8%
- Oceania 5.6%
- Northern America 5.0%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 5.0%
- Americas 5.0%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 4.8%
- Africa 4.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.0%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3.5%
- Central America 3.1%
- Asia 3.0%
- World 2.7%
- Northern Europe 2.6%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 2.5%
- Eastern Europe 2.5%
- Southern Europe 2.2%
- Europe and Northern America 2.1%
- Europe 0.8%
- Central Asia 0.6%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region -0.5%
- Western Europe -1.1%
- Central and Southern Asia -1.7%
- Southern Asia -1.9%
- Southern Africa -4.2%