Value of imported goods as a share of GDP by country
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Countries reporting
201
Highest
6,521.2%
Marshall Islands
Lowest
6.7%
Cuba
Median
30.4%
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
10,161
What the numbers show
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 6,521.2% in Marshall Islands; the lowest is 6.7% in Cuba.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.4%, and the mean is 70.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 973.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Curaçao (up 21,316.8%), and the largest decrease in Naoero (down 72.2%).
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 6,521.2% | 2024 | up 533.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 171.1% | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Bhutan | 140.8% | 2024 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 128.1% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 5 | Slovenia | 114.7% | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 6 | Djibouti | 107.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | Grenada | 99.7% | 2024 | up 189.0% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 94.9% | 2024 | up 160.4% | rising |
| 9 | Gambia | 91.1% | 2024 | up 191.7% | falling |
| 10 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 90.7% | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Palestine, State of | 90.3% | 2024 | up 632.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 80.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 80.1% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 79.5% | 2024 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 76.8% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 76.4% | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Palau | 76.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 75.5% | 2024 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 19 | Seychelles | 73.3% | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Malaysia | 71.4% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 70.6% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 69.6% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 66.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Czechia | 66.6% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Lebanon | 66.2% | 2024 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 26 | Hungary | 65.3% | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 64.5% | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.5% | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 63.2% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 30 | Namibia | 62.1% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Kiribati | 60.7% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 32 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 60.1% | 2024 | up 421.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Cambodia | 59.8% | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 57.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 53.7% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.3% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 37 | Eswatini | 53.3% | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 38 | Montenegro | 53.1% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 52.0% | 2024 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 51.9% | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 41 | Fiji | 51.8% | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | 50.8% | 2024 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 43 | Croatia | 50.2% | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 44 | Tonga | 49.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 49.7% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 46 | Curaçao | 49.7% | 2024 | up 21,316.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 49.7% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 48 | Maldives | 49.4% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 48.8% | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 48.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | 47.7% | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 47.5% | 2024 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Morocco | 47.4% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 54 | Serbia | 46.9% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 46.7% | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mozambique | 46.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 45.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 58 | El Salvador | 45.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 59 | Belize | 45.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.7% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 61 | Jordan | 44.6% | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 44.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 63 | Honduras | 43.9% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritania | 43.6% | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Zambia | 42.3% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 41.7% | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 67 | Naoero | 41.2% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Poland | 41.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 69 | Samoa | 40.8% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.5% | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 39.9% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 39.6% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 73 | Liberia | 39.5% | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 39.2% | 2024 | up 203.7% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 39.1% | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Suriname | 38.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Switzerland | 38.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 78 | Mali | 37.9% | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 79 | Malta | 37.5% | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 80 | Portugal | 37.1% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 81 | Dominica | 37.0% | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 82 | Libya | 36.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 36.4% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 84 | Greenland | 36.3% | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 85 | Mexico | 36.2% | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Romania | 35.7% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 35.5% | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 88 | Greece | 35.4% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | 33.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 90 | Botswana | 33.6% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 91 | Somalia | 33.5% | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 33.4% | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 33.4% | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 32.9% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 32.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 96 | Mauritius | 32.2% | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 97 | Macau, China | 32.1% | 2024 | up 56.3% | falling |
| 98 | Sweden | 31.2% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.7% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 101 | Congo | 30.4% | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Rwanda | 30.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 103 | Germany | 30.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 30.3% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.2% | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.9% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 29.8% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 108 | Bahamas | 29.7% | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Iceland | 29.6% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 110 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 29.5% | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Aruba | 29.5% | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 112 | Nepal | 29.1% | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 113 | Guyana | 29.1% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 29.0% | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 115 | Denmark | 28.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 28.7% | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 28.3% | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 28.2% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 119 | Barbados | 28.2% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 27.8% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 121 | Philippines | 27.7% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 122 | Spain | 27.3% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 123 | Burundi | 27.2% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 124 | Madagascar | 26.9% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 125 | Finland | 26.9% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 26.9% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 127 | Comoros | 26.6% | 2024 | up 59.7% | flat |
| 128 | South Africa | 26.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 129 | Italy | 25.7% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 130 | Canada | 25.7% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 131 | American Samoa | 25.0% | 2022 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 24.7% | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 133 | Chile | 24.7% | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 134 | Egypt | 24.2% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 24.2% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 136 | Malawi | 24.0% | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 137 | Türkiye | 24.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 23.9% | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Ecuador | 23.8% | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 140 | Uganda | 23.7% | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 141 | Kuwait | 23.6% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 142 | France | 23.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 143 | Eritrea | 23.3% | 2011 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 144 | Ireland | 23.2% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 145 | Guinea | 22.5% | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Ghana | 22.4% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 147 | Peru | 21.8% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 148 | San Marino | 21.3% | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 149 | Iraq | 21.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.9% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 20.8% | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 20.6% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 20.4% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 154 | Guam | 20.1% | 2022 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 155 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19.8% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 156 | Norway | 19.7% | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 157 | Benin | 19.7% | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 19.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 159 | India | 19.1% | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.7% | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 18.4% | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 18.4% | 2024 | down 64.8% | rising |
| 163 | New Zealand | 18.2% | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 164 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 17.8% | 2024 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 165 | Japan | 17.7% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 166 | Saudi Arabia | 17.6% | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 167 | Algeria | 17.6% | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 168 | Australia | 16.9% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 169 | Myanmar | 16.8% | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Indonesia | 16.7% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 171 | Cameroon | 16.4% | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 172 | Israel | 15.3% | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 173 | Qatar | 15.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 174 | Colombia | 14.9% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 175 | Uruguay | 14.9% | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 176 | Pakistan | 14.8% | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 177 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.7% | 2022 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.5% | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 13.9% | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 13.9% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 181 | Angola | 13.7% | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 182 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.6% | 2024 | down 31.6% | flat |
| 183 | Yemen | 13.5% | 2018 | down 63.4% | rising |
| 184 | China | 13.2% | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 185 | Brazil | 12.7% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 186 | Kenya | 12.6% | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 187 | Bermuda | 12.4% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 188 | Ethiopia | 12.1% | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Panama | 11.5% | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 190 | Niger | 11.4% | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 191 | United States of America | 11.2% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 192 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.8% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 193 | Russian Federation | 10.6% | 2024 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 10.1% | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 195 | Turkmenistan | 9.5% | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Sudan | 9.5% | 2024 | down 45.6% | rising |
| 197 | Argentina | 9.4% | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.0% | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Chad | 7.3% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 200 | Haiti | 7.2% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 201 | Cuba | 6.7% | 2020 | down 56.7% | rising |
About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).