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Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in World

Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in the World was 28.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024.

2025, % of GDP28.5
Change on 2024+0.4 pts
Series high30.12008
Series low12.81970

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Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in World, 1970 to 2025

101520253035197019781986199420022010201820251970: 12.8 % of GDP1971: 12.9 % of GDP1972: 13.2 % of GDP1973: 14.7 % of GDP1974: 18.1 % of GDP1975: 17.1 % of GDP1976: 17.7 % of GDP1977: 18 % of GDP1978: 17.6 % of GDP1979: 19.2 % of GDP1980: 20.8 % of GDP1981: 20.1 % of GDP1982: 19.3 % of GDP1983: 18.5 % of GDP1984: 18.8 % of GDP1985: 18.2 % of GDP1986: 17.1 % of GDP1987: 17.7 % of GDP1988: 18.2 % of GDP1989: 19 % of GDP1990: 19.2 % of GDP1991: 18.8 % of GDP1992: 19.5 % of GDP1993: 18.5 % of GDP1994: 19 % of GDP1995: 20.1 % of GDP1996: 20.6 % of GDP1997: 21.4 % of GDP1998: 21.4 % of GDP1999: 21.6 % of GDP2000: 23.4 % of GDP2001: 22.9 % of GDP2002: 22.9 % of GDP2003: 23.7 % of GDP2004: 25.5 % of GDP2005: 26.7 % of GDP2006: 28.1 % of GDP2007: 28.9 % of GDP2008: 30.1 % of GDP2009: 25.5 % of GDP2010: 27.6 % of GDP2011: 29.4 % of GDP2012: 29.1 % of GDP2013: 29.1 % of GDP2014: 28.9 % of GDP2015: 27.3 % of GDP2016: 26.3 % of GDP2017: 27.3 % of GDP2018: 28.2 % of GDP2019: 27.4 % of GDP2020: 25.4 % of GDP2021: 27.5 % of GDP2022: 30 % of GDP2023: 28.3 % of GDP2024: 28.1 % of GDP2025: 28.5 % of GDP10152025303519701989200820251970: 12.8 % of GDP1971: 12.9 % of GDP1972: 13.2 % of GDP1973: 14.7 % of GDP1974: 18.1 % of GDP1975: 17.1 % of GDP1976: 17.7 % of GDP1977: 18 % of GDP1978: 17.6 % of GDP1979: 19.2 % of GDP1980: 20.8 % of GDP1981: 20.1 % of GDP1982: 19.3 % of GDP1983: 18.5 % of GDP1984: 18.8 % of GDP1985: 18.2 % of GDP1986: 17.1 % of GDP1987: 17.7 % of GDP1988: 18.2 % of GDP1989: 19 % of GDP1990: 19.2 % of GDP1991: 18.8 % of GDP1992: 19.5 % of GDP1993: 18.5 % of GDP1994: 19 % of GDP1995: 20.1 % of GDP1996: 20.6 % of GDP1997: 21.4 % of GDP1998: 21.4 % of GDP1999: 21.6 % of GDP2000: 23.4 % of GDP2001: 22.9 % of GDP2002: 22.9 % of GDP2003: 23.7 % of GDP2004: 25.5 % of GDP2005: 26.7 % of GDP2006: 28.1 % of GDP2007: 28.9 % of GDP2008: 30.1 % of GDP2009: 25.5 % of GDP2010: 27.6 % of GDP2011: 29.4 % of GDP2012: 29.1 % of GDP2013: 29.1 % of GDP2014: 28.9 % of GDP2015: 27.3 % of GDP2016: 26.3 % of GDP2017: 27.3 % of GDP2018: 28.2 % of GDP2019: 27.4 % of GDP2020: 25.4 % of GDP2021: 27.5 % of GDP2022: 30 % of GDP2023: 28.3 % of GDP2024: 28.1 % of GDP2025: 28.5 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 56 values
Period% of GDP
202528.5
202428.1
202328.3
202230
202127.5
202025.4
201927.4
201828.2
201727.3
201626.3
201527.3
201428.9
201329.1
201229.1
201129.4
201027.6
200925.5
200830.1
200728.9
200628.1
200526.7
200425.5
200323.7
200222.9
200122.9
200023.4
199921.6
199821.4
199721.4
199620.6
199520.1
199419
199318.5
199219.5
199118.8
199019.2
198919
198818.2
198717.7
198617.1
198518.2
198418.8
198318.5
198219.3
198120.1
198020.8
197919.2
197817.6
197718
197617.7
197517.1
197418.1
197314.7
197213.2
197112.9
197012.8

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Definition

Goods whose economic ownership passes from non-residents to residents, and services non-residents provide to residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Can pass 100% in re-export hubs, because imports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see imports_goods_services_usd.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS) (Imports of goods and services, share of GDP, World, 1970 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS

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Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS), Imports of goods and services, share of GDP, World, 1970 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/world. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Imports of goods and services, share of GDP, World, 1970 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/world.

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World Bank (2026) Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS), Imports of goods and services, share of GDP, World, 1970 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/world (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the imports of goods and services, share of GDP in World?

Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in the World was 28.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024.

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World Bank. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest imports of goods and services, share of GDP in World?

30.1% of GDP in 2008, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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