Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 1,968.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, 2016–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands stood at 1,968.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.1% on the previous year and up 267.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 1,968.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 535.8%, in 2016.
That places Marshall Islands 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 535.8% | — |
| 2017 | 1,530.0% | +185.6% |
| 2018 | 1,043.5% | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 1,085.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,475.2% | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 1,289.7% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 1,419.0% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1,405.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,968.3% | +40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,048.7% | 535.8% | 1,530.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,511.5% | 1,289.7% | 1,968.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 2 Hong Kong, China 70.1% compare
- 3 Viet Nam 30.2% compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 30.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Marshall Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6305 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP per capita 6,174 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -43.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 6,174 units per person (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7273 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 65.14 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Marshall Islands was 1,968.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,968.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 535.8% in 2016.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).