Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) by country
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a...
Countries reporting
193
Highest
196.9%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
1.3%
Sudan
Median
43.9%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
11,455
What the numbers show
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 196.9% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 1.3% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.9%, and the mean is 50.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 154.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Cuba (up 379.3%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 89.3%).
Imports of goods and services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 196.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 159.4% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 3 | San Marino | 155.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 142.5% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Guyana | 109.7% | 2005 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | United States Virgin Islands | 108.3% | 2022 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Lesotho | 104.5% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 8 | Naoero | 103.7% | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 9 | Malta | 99.9% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 11 | Somalia | 98.8% | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Kiribati | 97.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Djibouti | 95.8% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 14 | Seychelles | 92.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 92.2% | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 92.1% | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 17 | Curaçao | 92.0% | 2018 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 91.9% | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 91.8% | 2007 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 85.2% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 84.9% | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 22 | Cuba | 82.4% | 2024 | up 379.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Marshall Islands | 79.9% | 2025 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 24 | Maldives | 78.3% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 25 | Aruba | 78.2% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 26 | American Samoa | 77.7% | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 77.5% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 77.4% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 74.9% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo | 74.2% | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 74.2% | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 73.4% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 73.3% | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | Palau | 73.1% | 2024 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 35 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 70.9% | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 36 | Northern Mariana Islands | 70.9% | 2022 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 70.8% | 2024 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 38 | Bahrain | 70.0% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 69.5% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 69.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 69.1% | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 68.1% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 68.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 67.4% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 67.3% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 67.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 47 | Libya | 65.9% | 2025 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 65.7% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 65.6% | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 50 | Malaysia | 65.4% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 51 | Fiji | 64.6% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | Guam | 64.0% | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 53 | Namibia | 63.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 63.3% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 55 | Mongolia | 62.6% | 2025 | up 37.8% | flat |
| 56 | Guinea | 62.3% | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Czechia | 61.1% | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 60.9% | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 59 | Tonga | 60.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 60 | Denmark | 59.1% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 58.9% | 2004 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 58.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 63 | Serbia | 58.6% | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 57.0% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 65 | Honduras | 56.5% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 56.1% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 67 | Mozambique | 55.7% | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 54.9% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 54.8% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritania | 54.2% | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.1% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 53.7% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 73 | Eswatini | 53.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 74 | Armenia | 53.6% | 2025 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 75 | Palestine, State of | 53.5% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 53.4% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 77 | Georgia | 53.2% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 53.0% | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 52.3% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 52.0% | 2025 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | 51.8% | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 51.8% | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 83 | Faroe Islands | 51.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 51.1% | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 85 | Sweden | 51.1% | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 86 | Greenland | 51.1% | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 87 | Gambia | 49.4% | 2025 | up 70.8% | falling |
| 88 | Oman | 48.8% | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 48.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 47.9% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 91 | Bhutan | 47.9% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 92 | Yemen | 47.3% | 2018 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 93 | Poland | 47.1% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 94 | Macau, China | 46.9% | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 95 | French Polynesia | 46.1% | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 96 | Greece | 44.0% | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 97 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43.9% | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 98 | Congo | 43.6% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 43.6% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 100 | Samoa | 43.0% | 2025 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 101 | Portugal | 42.7% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 102 | Albania | 42.5% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 103 | Iceland | 42.4% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41.9% | 2016 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 105 | Bahamas | 41.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 106 | Finland | 41.1% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 107 | Romania | 40.7% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 108 | Korea | 40.6% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 109 | Mexico | 40.3% | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Philippines | 40.2% | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 111 | Panama | 39.3% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 112 | Paraguay | 39.3% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 113 | Senegal | 38.6% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 114 | Suriname | 38.4% | 2010 | — | falling |
| 115 | Kuwait | 38.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 116 | Germany | 38.1% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 117 | Botswana | 37.5% | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 118 | Iraq | 37.4% | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 36.8% | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 35.4% | 2025 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 121 | Togo | 35.3% | 2023 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 122 | Rwanda | 35.1% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 123 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.5% | 2025 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 124 | Ghana | 33.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 125 | France | 33.8% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 126 | Nepal | 33.7% | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 127 | Norway | 33.7% | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 33.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.3% | 2025 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 130 | Madagascar | 32.9% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 131 | Spain | 32.8% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 32.6% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 133 | Canada | 32.2% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 134 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 31.9% | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 135 | Qatar | 31.6% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 136 | Comoros | 31.6% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 137 | Egypt | 31.5% | 2025 | up 45.5% | flat |
| 138 | Guatemala | 31.0% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 139 | Chile | 30.4% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 140 | Italy | 30.3% | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 30.0% | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 142 | South Africa | 29.5% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 143 | Gabon | 29.4% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 144 | Eritrea | 29.2% | 2011 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 145 | South Sudan | 28.9% | 2015 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 146 | Uganda | 28.8% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 147 | Malawi | 28.8% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 28.7% | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.7% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.4% | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 28.2% | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 28.2% | 2025 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 153 | Ecuador | 27.9% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 154 | Dominican Republic | 27.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 155 | Zambia | 27.6% | 2024 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.0% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 157 | Mali | 26.7% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | New Zealand | 26.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 159 | Kazakhstan | 25.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 160 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.5% | 2024 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 161 | Israel | 25.4% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 162 | Türkiye | 25.1% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 163 | Bermuda | 25.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 164 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.8% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 165 | India | 24.0% | 2025 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 23.4% | 2024 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 167 | Japan | 22.9% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 22.8% | 2025 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 169 | Australia | 22.7% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 170 | Uruguay | 22.6% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 171 | Algeria | 22.1% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 172 | Peru | 21.8% | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 173 | Kenya | 21.8% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 174 | Indonesia | 20.5% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 175 | Colombia | 20.4% | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 176 | Cameroon | 20.3% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 20.2% | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 178 | Benin | 20.1% | 2025 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 179 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20.0% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 180 | Niger | 18.1% | 2025 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 181 | Brazil | 17.5% | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 182 | Pakistan | 17.2% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 183 | China | 16.9% | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 16.8% | 2025 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 185 | Chad | 16.7% | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 186 | Russian Federation | 15.5% | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 187 | Argentina | 14.8% | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 188 | Haiti | 14.3% | 2025 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 189 | United States of America | 14.0% | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 190 | Turkmenistan | 13.7% | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Angola | 11.7% | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 192 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.1% | 2025 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Sudan | 1.3% | 2025 | down 89.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 74.1%
- Small states 70.2%
- Pacific island small states 64.7%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 54.9%
- European Union 45.8%
- Euro area 44.7%
- Arab World 42.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 41.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 38.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 35.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 34.8%
- Low income 33.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 32.8%
- IDA only 31.2%
- Pre-demographic dividend 31.0%
- High income 30.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 30.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 29.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 29.2%
- IDA total 28.9%
- Least developed countries 28.5%
- World 28.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 28.5%
- OECD members 28.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 27.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 27.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 27.8%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 27.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 27.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 26.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 26.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 26.4%
- Lower middle income 26.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25.3%
- IDA blend 25.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 24.8%
- IBRD only 24.5%
- Low & middle income 24.3%
- Middle income 24.2%
- Upper middle income 23.8%
About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.