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Countries by imports of goods and services, share of GDP

Hong Kong had the highest imports of goods and services, share of GDP of 184 countries in 2015, at 193.5% of GDP. Argentina had the lowest, at 11.8% of GDP. The median was 42.1% of GDP and the figure for the World was 27.3% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest193.5Hong Kong
Lowest11.8Argentina
Median42.1184 countries
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Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 70.4 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 59.4 % of GDPAlbania: 44.2 % of GDPArmenia: 42 % of GDPAngola: 28.8 % of GDPArgentina: 11.8 % of GDPAustria: 49.7 % of GDPAustralia: 21.5 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 34.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 53.2 % of GDPBangladesh: 24.7 % of GDPBelgium: 77.2 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 33 % of GDPBulgaria: 63 % of GDPBenin: 32 % of GDPBrunei: 37.7 % of GDPBolivia: 37.1 % of GDPBrazil: 14.1 % of GDPBahamas: 33.8 % of GDPBhutan: 58.1 % of GDPBotswana: 59.8 % of GDPBelarus: 57.9 % of GDPBelize: 52.5 % of GDPCanada: 34.3 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 31.7 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 36.1 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 76.5 % of GDPSwitzerland: 53.1 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 25.4 % of GDPChile: 30.2 % of GDPCameroon: 24.6 % of GDPChina: 17.8 % of GDPColombia: 22.7 % of GDPCosta Rica: 30.8 % of GDPCuba: 14.5 % of GDPCape Verde: 52.9 % of GDPCyprus: 67.3 % of GDPCzechia: 74 % of GDPGermany: 35.2 % of GDPDjibouti: 122.9 % of GDPDenmark: 49.3 % of GDPDominican Republic: 28.3 % of GDPAlgeria: 32.7 % of GDPEcuador: 25.1 % of GDPEstonia: 72.5 % of GDPEgypt: 21.7 % of GDPSpain: 30.3 % of GDPEthiopia: 30.3 % of GDPFinland: 36.2 % of GDPFiji: 52.4 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 52.4 % of GDPFrance: 31.8 % of GDPGabon: 27.9 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 29.2 % of GDPGeorgia: 56.9 % of GDPGhana: 42.7 % of GDPGreenland: 45.5 % of GDPGambia: 29 % of GDPGuinea: 50.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 42.2 % of GDPGreece: 33.1 % of GDPGuatemala: 30.1 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 29.3 % of GDPHong Kong: 193.5 % of GDPHonduras: 62.1 % of GDPCroatia: 45.2 % of GDPHaiti: 30.2 % of GDPHungary: 79.9 % of GDPIndonesia: 20.8 % of GDPIreland: 97 % of GDPIsrael: 28.1 % of GDPIndia: 22.1 % of GDPIraq: 35.1 % of GDPIran: 20.7 % of GDPIceland: 43.6 % of GDPItaly: 26.3 % of GDPJapan: 17.6 % of GDPKenya: 25.2 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 75.8 % of GDPCambodia: 66.1 % of GDPKiribati: 95.9 % of GDPSouth Korea: 34.4 % of GDPKuwait: 44.9 % of GDPKazakhstan: 24.5 % of GDPLaos: 51.8 % of GDPLebanon: 48.7 % of GDPSri Lanka: 27 % of GDPLesotho: 86.8 % of GDPLithuania: 69.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 159.3 % of GDPLatvia: 63.8 % of GDPLibya: 34.7 % of GDPMorocco: 37.3 % of GDPMoldova: 57.2 % of GDPMontenegro: 61.4 % of GDPMadagascar: 32.8 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 65 % of GDPMali: 33.4 % of GDPMongolia: 45.5 % of GDPMauritania: 47.2 % of GDPMauritius: 68.6 % of GDPMexico: 36.3 % of GDPMalaysia: 61.9 % of GDPMozambique: 66.2 % of GDPNamibia: 61.9 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 42 % of GDPNiger: 30.5 % of GDPNicaragua: 58.1 % of GDPNetherlands: 76.3 % of GDPNorway: 31.1 % of GDPNepal: 36.5 % of GDPNew Zealand: 26.9 % of GDPOman: 46.7 % of GDPPanama: 49.2 % of GDPPeru: 23.9 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 36 % of GDPPhilippines: 31.9 % of GDPPakistan: 16.7 % of GDPPoland: 45.1 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 41.7 % of GDPPalestine: 54.7 % of GDPPortugal: 39.9 % of GDPPalau: 74.6 % of GDPParaguay: 32.2 % of GDPQatar: 36.6 % of GDPRomania: 42.2 % of GDPSerbia: 50.1 % of GDPRussia: 20.7 % of GDPRwanda: 32.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 35.7 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 47.8 % of GDPSudan: 12 % of GDPSweden: 40.5 % of GDPSingapore: 151.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 69.6 % of GDPSlovakia: 88.7 % of GDPSierra Leone: 26 % of GDPSenegal: 35.4 % of GDPSomalia: 59.6 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 28.9 % of GDPEl Salvador: 47.1 % of GDPSyria: 36.8 % of GDPEswatini: 43.4 % of GDPChad: 20.6 % of GDPTogo: 42.4 % of GDPThailand: 57.2 % of GDPTajikistan: 40.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 57 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 39.2 % of GDPTunisia: 48.8 % of GDPTürkiye: 26.6 % of GDPTanzania: 23.7 % of GDPUkraine: 55.2 % of GDPUganda: 24.8 % of GDPUnited States: 15.3 % of GDPUruguay: 22.9 % of GDPUzbekistan: 15 % of GDPVenezuela: 19.6 % of GDPVietnam: 72 % of GDPVanuatu: 57.8 % of GDPSamoa: 47.5 % of GDPYemen: 21.3 % of GDPSouth Africa: 29 % of GDPZambia: 42.7 % of GDPZimbabwe: 37.6 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2015

Hong Kong: 193.5 % of GDPHong Kong193.5Luxembourg: 159.3 % of GDPLuxembourg159.3Singapore: 151.1 % of GDPSingapore151.1San Marino: 146.9 % of GDPSan Marino146.9Nauru: 128.4 % of GDPNauru128.4Djibouti: 122.9 % of GDPDjibouti122.9American Samoa: 98.8 % of GDPAmerican Samoa98.8Malta: 98.5 % of GDPMalta98.5Seychelles: 97.4 % of GDPSeychelles97.4Ireland: 97 % of GDPIreland97Kiribati: 95.9 % of GDPKiribati95.9Marshall Islands: 94.2 % of GDPMarshall Islands94.2Slovakia: 88.7 % of GDPSlovakia88.7Lesotho: 86.8 % of GDPLesotho86.8Hungary: 79.9 % of GDPHungary79.9Curaçao: 79.8 % of GDPCuraçao79.8São Tomé and Príncipe: 79 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe79Micronesia: 77.9 % of GDPMicronesia77.9Belgium: 77.2 % of GDPBelgium77.2Republic of the Congo: 76.5 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo76.5Netherlands: 76.3 % of GDPNetherlands76.3Kyrgyzstan: 75.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan75.8Palau: 74.6 % of GDPPalau74.6Czechia: 74 % of GDPCzechia74Estonia: 72.5 % of GDPEstonia72.5Vietnam: 72 % of GDPVietnam72United Arab Emirates: 70.4 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates70.4Aruba: 70.2 % of GDPAruba70.2Northern Mariana Islands: 69.8 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands69.8Lithuania: 69.6 % of GDPLithuania69.6Slovenia: 69.6 % of GDPSlovenia69.6Bahrain: 68.6 % of GDPBahrain68.6Mauritius: 68.6 % of GDPMauritius68.6Maldives: 67.3 % of GDPMaldives67.3Cyprus: 67.3 % of GDPCyprus67.3Mozambique: 66.2 % of GDPMozambique66.2Cambodia: 66.1 % of GDPCambodia66.1North Macedonia: 65 % of GDPNorth Macedonia65Tonga: 64.4 % of GDPTonga64.4Latvia: 63.8 % of GDPLatvia63.8Hong Kong: 193.5 % of GDPHong Kong193.5Luxembourg: 159.3 % of GDPLuxembourg159.3Singapore: 151.1 % of GDPSingapore151.1San Marino: 146.9 % of GDPSan Marino146.9Nauru: 128.4 % of GDPNauru128.4Djibouti: 122.9 % of GDPDjibouti122.9American Samoa: 98.8 % of GDPAmerican Samoa98.8Malta: 98.5 % of GDPMalta98.5Seychelles: 97.4 % of GDPSeychelles97.4Ireland: 97 % of GDPIreland97Kiribati: 95.9 % of GDPKiribati95.9Marshall Islands: 94.2 % of GDPMarshall Islands94.2Slovakia: 88.7 % of GDPSlovakia88.7Lesotho: 86.8 % of GDPLesotho86.8Hungary: 79.9 % of GDPHungary79.9Curaçao: 79.8 % of GDPCuraçao79.8São Tomé and Príncipe: 79 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe79Micronesia: 77.9 % of GDPMicronesia77.9Belgium: 77.2 % of GDPBelgium77.2Republic of the Congo: 76.5 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo76.5Netherlands: 76.3 % of GDPNetherlands76.3Kyrgyzstan: 75.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan75.8Palau: 74.6 % of GDPPalau74.6Czechia: 74 % of GDPCzechia74Estonia: 72.5 % of GDPEstonia72.5Vietnam: 72 % of GDPVietnam72United Arab Emirates: 70.4 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates70.4Aruba: 70.2 % of GDPAruba70.2Northern Mariana Islands: 69.8 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands69.8Lithuania: 69.6 % of GDPLithuania69.6Slovenia: 69.6 % of GDPSlovenia69.6Bahrain: 68.6 % of GDPBahrain68.6Mauritius: 68.6 % of GDPMauritius68.6Maldives: 67.3 % of GDPMaldives67.3Cyprus: 67.3 % of GDPCyprus67.3Mozambique: 66.2 % of GDPMozambique66.2Cambodia: 66.1 % of GDPCambodia66.1North Macedonia: 65 % of GDPNorth Macedonia65Tonga: 64.4 % of GDPTonga64.4Latvia: 63.8 % of GDPLatvia63.8
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
% of GDP		Change on 2014
1Hong Kong193.5-19.4 pts
2Luxembourg159.3+8.7 pts
3Singapore151.1-17.4 pts
4San Marino146.9n/a
5Nauru128.4+30.3 pts
6Djibouti122.9-17.7 pts
7American Samoa98.8-9.3 pts
8Malta98.5+14.1 pts
9Seychelles97.4-16.8 pts
10Ireland97+0.9 pts
11Kiribati95.9+3.8 pts
12Marshall Islands94.2-6 pts
13Slovakia88.7+2.4 pts
14Lesotho86.8-1.3 pts
15Hungary79.9-1.5 pts
16Curaçao79.8-8.6 pts
17São Tomé and Príncipe79-6.8 pts
18Micronesia77.9+3.8 pts
19Belgium77.2-2 pts
20Republic of the Congo76.5+25.4 pts
21Netherlands76.3+6 pts
22Kyrgyzstan75.8-11.9 pts
23Palau74.6-15.9 pts
24Czechia74-1.1 pts
25Estonia72.5-4.9 pts
26Vietnam72+6.2 pts
27United Arab Emirates70.4+5.7 pts
28Aruba70.2-10.9 pts
29Northern Mariana Islands69.8+2.5 pts
30Lithuania69.6-1.1 pts
31Slovenia69.6-0.3 pts
32Bahrain68.6-7.8 pts
33Mauritius68.6-1.7 pts
34Maldives67.3-7.4 pts
35Cyprus67.3+2.4 pts
36Mozambique66.2-17.4 pts
37Cambodia66.1-1.7 pts
38North Macedonia65+0.1 pts
39Tonga64.4+6.6 pts
40Latvia63.8-2.7 pts
41Bulgaria63-2.7 pts
42Honduras62.1-3.3 pts
43Malaysia61.9-2.6 pts
44Namibia61.9-2.2 pts
45Montenegro61.4+1.2 pts
46Botswana59.8+1.6 pts
47Somalia59.6-2.9 pts
48Antigua and Barbuda59.4-7.7 pts
49Nicaragua58.1-3.6 pts
50Bhutan58.1+4.4 pts
51Belarus57.9+2.2 pts
52Vanuatu57.8+9.5 pts
53Thailand57.2-5.3 pts
54Moldova57.2-5.5 pts
55Timor-Leste57-21.1 pts
56Georgia56.9+1.1 pts
57Ukraine55.2+3.1 pts
58Palestine54.7+2.8 pts
59Guam53.3-6.3 pts
60Bosnia and Herzegovina53.2-3.4 pts
61Switzerland53.1-1.4 pts
62Cape Verde52.9-1.2 pts
63Belize52.5+0.9 pts
64Faroe Islands52.4-0.3 pts
65Fiji52.4-6.1 pts
66Laos51.8-6.5 pts
67Guinea50.9+0.9 pts
68Serbia50.1+2.1 pts
69Austria49.7-0.9 pts
70Denmark49.3+0.9 pts
71Panama49.2-10.9 pts
72Tunisia48.8-4.3 pts
73Lebanon48.7-7.4 pts
74Solomon Islands47.8-3.3 pts
75Samoa47.5-5.4 pts
76Mauritania47.2-7.1 pts
77El Salvador47.1-1.5 pts
78Oman46.7+5.9 pts
79Greenland45.5-3.1 pts
80Mongolia45.5-11.6 pts
81Croatia45.2+2.4 pts
82Poland45.1-0.7 pts
83Kuwait44.9+13.4 pts
84Albania44.2-2.7 pts
85Iceland43.6-0.8 pts
86Eswatini43.4-2.9 pts
87U.S. Virgin Islands43.1-42.8 pts
88Zambia42.7+5.4 pts
89Ghana42.7+7.1 pts
90Togo42.4+0.6 pts
91Equatorial Guinea42.2+3.8 pts
92Romania42.2+0.3 pts
93New Caledonia42+1.6 pts
94Armenia42-5.3 pts
95Puerto Rico41.7+0.1 pts
96Macao40.5+7.6 pts
97Sweden40.5+0.1 pts
98Tajikistan40.1-5.3 pts
99Portugal39.9-0.1 pts
100Turkmenistan39.2-7.7 pts
101Brunei37.7+3.4 pts
102Zimbabwe37.6+3.8 pts
103Morocco37.3-4.5 pts
104Bolivia37.1-4.9 pts
105Syria36.8-10.5 pts
106Qatar36.6+5.6 pts
107Nepal36.5+0.6 pts
108Mexico36.3+3.6 pts
109Finland36.2-1.6 pts
110Central African Republic36.1-0.3 pts
111French Polynesia36-0.5 pts
112Saudi Arabia35.7+2.8 pts
113Senegal35.4-1.2 pts
114Germany35.20 pts
115Iraq35.1+5 pts
116Azerbaijan34.8+8.6 pts
117Libya34.7-9.6 pts
118South Korea34.4-6.7 pts
119Canada34.3+1.7 pts
120Bahamas33.8-9.3 pts
121Mali33.4+1.2 pts
122Greece33.1-0.8 pts
123Burkina Faso33+1.1 pts
124Madagascar32.8-0.9 pts
125Algeria32.7+3.4 pts
126Rwanda32.3+1.9 pts
127Paraguay32.2-1.4 pts
128Benin32-1.8 pts
129Philippines31.9+1.8 pts
130France31.8+0.4 pts
131Democratic Republic of the Congo31.7-9.4 pts
132Norway31.1+2.3 pts
133Costa Rica30.8-3.1 pts
134Niger30.5+0.7 pts
135Ethiopia30.3+1.2 pts
136Spain30.3+0.1 pts
137Haiti30.2-1.2 pts
138Chile30.2-2.5 pts
139Guatemala30.1-3.3 pts
140Guinea-Bissau29.3-0.9 pts
141United Kingdom29.2-1 pts
142South Africa29-1.5 pts
143Gambia29-7.5 pts
144South Sudan28.9+2.7 pts
145Angola28.8-3.7 pts
146Dominican Republic28.3-1.9 pts
147Israel28.1-2.2 pts
148Gabon27.9-1.1 pts
149Comoros27.7-1.9 pts
150Sri Lanka27n/a
151New Zealand26.9-0.2 pts
152Türkiye26.6-1.9 pts
153Italy26.3+0.5 pts
154Sierra Leone26-4.9 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire25.4-0.2 pts
156Kenya25.2-4.5 pts
157Ecuador25.1-5 pts
158Uganda24.8+3.7 pts
159Bangladesh24.7-0.8 pts
160Cameroon24.6-2.7 pts
161Kazakhstan24.5-1.1 pts
162Peru23.9-0.4 pts
163Tanzania23.7-3.6 pts
164Bermuda23.3-2 pts
165Uruguay22.9-2.7 pts
166Colombia22.7+1.9 pts
167India22.1-3.8 pts
168Egypt21.7-1 pts
169Australia21.5+0.2 pts
170Yemen21.3-5.4 pts
171Indonesia20.8-3.6 pts
172Iran20.7-1.8 pts
173Russia20.7-0 pts
174Chad20.6+2.9 pts
175Venezuela19.6-1 pts
176China17.8-3.2 pts
177Japan17.6-2 pts
178Pakistan16.7-1.6 pts
179United States15.3-1.1 pts
180Uzbekistan15-3 pts
181Cuba14.5-2.7 pts
182Brazil14.1+0.4 pts
183Sudan12-1.3 pts
184Argentina11.8-2.2 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 9 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Hong Kong, with 193.5% of GDP in 2015, according to the World Bank.

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Argentina, with 11.8% of GDP in 2015.

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