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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 183 countries in 2016, at 184.7% of GDP. Venezuela had the lowest, at 10.2% of GDP. The median was 41.5% of GDP and the figure for the World was 26.3% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest184.7Hong Kong
Lowest10.2Venezuela
Median41.5183 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 70.9 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 62 % of GDPAlbania: 45.3 % of GDPArmenia: 42.3 % of GDPAngola: 22 % of GDPArgentina: 13.6 % of GDPAustria: 48.9 % of GDPAustralia: 21.6 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 43.6 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 52.3 % of GDPBangladesh: 17.4 % of GDPBelgium: 79.4 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 32 % of GDPBulgaria: 58.9 % of GDPBenin: 31.4 % of GDPBrunei: 37.7 % of GDPBolivia: 31.9 % of GDPBrazil: 12.1 % of GDPBahamas: 34.4 % of GDPBhutan: 49.3 % of GDPBotswana: 45.9 % of GDPBelarus: 62.7 % of GDPBelize: 49.2 % of GDPCanada: 33.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 36.9 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 35.7 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 80.2 % of GDPSwitzerland: 56.7 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 22.6 % of GDPChile: 28.1 % of GDPCameroon: 21.7 % of GDPChina: 17 % of GDPColombia: 21.5 % of GDPCosta Rica: 30.9 % of GDPCuba: 12.3 % of GDPCape Verde: 53.9 % of GDPCyprus: 68.5 % of GDPCzechia: 70.4 % of GDPGermany: 34.4 % of GDPDjibouti: 109.3 % of GDPDenmark: 47.7 % of GDPDominican Republic: 27.5 % of GDPAlgeria: 31.3 % of GDPEcuador: 20 % of GDPEstonia: 72.3 % of GDPEgypt: 19.9 % of GDPSpain: 29.6 % of GDPEthiopia: 27.1 % of GDPFinland: 36.4 % of GDPFiji: 50.5 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 50 % of GDPFrance: 31.8 % of GDPGabon: 26.1 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 30.8 % of GDPGeorgia: 54.9 % of GDPGhana: 36.7 % of GDPGreenland: 45.1 % of GDPGambia: 25.4 % of GDPGuinea: 82.5 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 41.2 % of GDPGreece: 32.5 % of GDPGuatemala: 27.6 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 30.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 184.7 % of GDPHonduras: 57.1 % of GDPCroatia: 45.5 % of GDPHaiti: 29.8 % of GDPHungary: 77.9 % of GDPIndonesia: 18.3 % of GDPIreland: 110.5 % of GDPIsrael: 28.2 % of GDPIndia: 20.9 % of GDPIraq: 26.5 % of GDPIran: 19.6 % of GDPIceland: 40.3 % of GDPItaly: 25.6 % of GDPJapan: 14.9 % of GDPKenya: 21.6 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 70 % of GDPCambodia: 66.3 % of GDPKiribati: 94.7 % of GDPSouth Korea: 31.8 % of GDPKuwait: 48.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 28.5 % of GDPLaos: 41.9 % of GDPLebanon: 46 % of GDPSri Lanka: 26.6 % of GDPLesotho: 90.5 % of GDPLithuania: 67 % of GDPLuxembourg: 157.3 % of GDPLatvia: 61.4 % of GDPLibya: 26.5 % of GDPMorocco: 40.4 % of GDPMoldova: 56.1 % of GDPMontenegro: 63.4 % of GDPMadagascar: 31.7 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 65.5 % of GDPMali: 34 % of GDPMongolia: 50.2 % of GDPMauritania: 39.2 % of GDPMauritius: 65.3 % of GDPMexico: 38.9 % of GDPMalaysia: 60.1 % of GDPMozambique: 75 % of GDPNamibia: 59 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 38.8 % of GDPNiger: 24.4 % of GDPNicaragua: 54.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 70.1 % of GDPNorway: 32.3 % of GDPNepal: 33.9 % of GDPNew Zealand: 25.8 % of GDPOman: 41.5 % of GDPPanama: 42.7 % of GDPPeru: 22.8 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 34 % of GDPPhilippines: 35.1 % of GDPPakistan: 16 % of GDPPoland: 47 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 41.5 % of GDPPalestine: 51.1 % of GDPPortugal: 39.2 % of GDPPalau: 70.6 % of GDPParaguay: 30.6 % of GDPQatar: 41.8 % of GDPRomania: 43.5 % of GDPSerbia: 51.2 % of GDPRussia: 20.7 % of GDPRwanda: 34.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 28.8 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 45.8 % of GDPSudan: 10.3 % of GDPSweden: 40.5 % of GDPSingapore: 137.5 % of GDPSlovenia: 69.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 90.4 % of GDPSierra Leone: 29 % of GDPSenegal: 32.5 % of GDPSomalia: 58.2 % of GDPEl Salvador: 44.4 % of GDPSyria: 45.4 % of GDPEswatini: 44.1 % of GDPChad: 21.4 % of GDPTogo: 39.7 % of GDPThailand: 53.5 % of GDPTajikistan: 42.5 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 57.2 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 36.4 % of GDPTunisia: 48.8 % of GDPTürkiye: 25.2 % of GDPTanzania: 19.1 % of GDPUkraine: 56.2 % of GDPUganda: 18.8 % of GDPUnited States: 14.6 % of GDPUruguay: 21.5 % of GDPUzbekistan: 14.8 % of GDPVenezuela: 10.2 % of GDPVietnam: 71.3 % of GDPVanuatu: 55.2 % of GDPSamoa: 46.4 % of GDPYemen: 26.3 % of GDPSouth Africa: 27.7 % of GDPZambia: 38.6 % of GDPZimbabwe: 31.3 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2016. 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, 2016

Hong Kong: 184.7 % of GDPHong Kong184.7Luxembourg: 157.3 % of GDPLuxembourg157.3San Marino: 147.1 % of GDPSan Marino147.1Singapore: 137.5 % of GDPSingapore137.5Ireland: 110.5 % of GDPIreland110.5Djibouti: 109.3 % of GDPDjibouti109.3Malta: 100.2 % of GDPMalta100.2Nauru: 97.8 % of GDPNauru97.8Seychelles: 95.5 % of GDPSeychelles95.5American Samoa: 95.2 % of GDPAmerican Samoa95.2Kiribati: 94.7 % of GDPKiribati94.7Lesotho: 90.5 % of GDPLesotho90.5Slovakia: 90.4 % of GDPSlovakia90.4Guinea: 82.5 % of GDPGuinea82.5Northern Mariana Islands: 81.1 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands81.1Republic of the Congo: 80.2 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo80.2Marshall Islands: 79.8 % of GDPMarshall Islands79.8Belgium: 79.4 % of GDPBelgium79.4Hungary: 77.9 % of GDPHungary77.9Curaçao: 76.1 % of GDPCuraçao76.1Mozambique: 75 % of GDPMozambique75Maldives: 72.8 % of GDPMaldives72.8Micronesia: 72.5 % of GDPMicronesia72.5Estonia: 72.3 % of GDPEstonia72.3Vietnam: 71.3 % of GDPVietnam71.3United Arab Emirates: 70.9 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates70.9Palau: 70.6 % of GDPPalau70.6Czechia: 70.4 % of GDPCzechia70.4Netherlands: 70.1 % of GDPNetherlands70.1Kyrgyzstan: 70 % of GDPKyrgyzstan70Slovenia: 69.8 % of GDPSlovenia69.8Cyprus: 68.5 % of GDPCyprus68.5São Tomé and Príncipe: 68.5 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe68.5Aruba: 67.9 % of GDPAruba67.9Lithuania: 67 % of GDPLithuania67Cambodia: 66.3 % of GDPCambodia66.3U.S. Virgin Islands: 66.3 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands66.3North Macedonia: 65.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia65.5Mauritius: 65.3 % of GDPMauritius65.3Montenegro: 63.4 % of GDPMontenegro63.4Hong Kong: 184.7 % of GDPHong Kong184.7Luxembourg: 157.3 % of GDPLuxembourg157.3San Marino: 147.1 % of GDPSan Marino147.1Singapore: 137.5 % of GDPSingapore137.5Ireland: 110.5 % of GDPIreland110.5Djibouti: 109.3 % of GDPDjibouti109.3Malta: 100.2 % of GDPMalta100.2Nauru: 97.8 % of GDPNauru97.8Seychelles: 95.5 % of GDPSeychelles95.5American Samoa: 95.2 % of GDPAmerican Samoa95.2Kiribati: 94.7 % of GDPKiribati94.7Lesotho: 90.5 % of GDPLesotho90.5Slovakia: 90.4 % of GDPSlovakia90.4Guinea: 82.5 % of GDPGuinea82.5Northern Mariana Islands: 81.1 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands81.1Republic of the Congo: 80.2 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo80.2Marshall Islands: 79.8 % of GDPMarshall Islands79.8Belgium: 79.4 % of GDPBelgium79.4Hungary: 77.9 % of GDPHungary77.9Curaçao: 76.1 % of GDPCuraçao76.1Mozambique: 75 % of GDPMozambique75Maldives: 72.8 % of GDPMaldives72.8Micronesia: 72.5 % of GDPMicronesia72.5Estonia: 72.3 % of GDPEstonia72.3Vietnam: 71.3 % of GDPVietnam71.3United Arab Emirates: 70.9 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates70.9Palau: 70.6 % of GDPPalau70.6Czechia: 70.4 % of GDPCzechia70.4Netherlands: 70.1 % of GDPNetherlands70.1Kyrgyzstan: 70 % of GDPKyrgyzstan70Slovenia: 69.8 % of GDPSlovenia69.8Cyprus: 68.5 % of GDPCyprus68.5São Tomé and Príncipe: 68.5 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe68.5Aruba: 67.9 % of GDPAruba67.9Lithuania: 67 % of GDPLithuania67Cambodia: 66.3 % of GDPCambodia66.3U.S. Virgin Islands: 66.3 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands66.3North Macedonia: 65.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia65.5Mauritius: 65.3 % of GDPMauritius65.3Montenegro: 63.4 % of GDPMontenegro63.4
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
% of GDP		Change on 2015
1Hong Kong184.7-8.8 pts
2Luxembourg157.3-2 pts
3San Marino147.1+0.2 pts
4Singapore137.5-13.5 pts
5Ireland110.5+13.5 pts
6Djibouti109.3-13.6 pts
7Malta100.2+1.7 pts
8Nauru97.8-30.7 pts
9Seychelles95.5-1.9 pts
10American Samoa95.2-3.6 pts
11Kiribati94.7-1.3 pts
12Lesotho90.5+3.7 pts
13Slovakia90.4+1.7 pts
14Guinea82.5+31.5 pts
15Northern Mariana Islands81.1+11.4 pts
16Republic of the Congo80.2+3.7 pts
17Marshall Islands79.8-14.4 pts
18Belgium79.4+2.2 pts
19Hungary77.9-2 pts
20Curaçao76.1-3.8 pts
21Mozambique75+8.8 pts
22Maldives72.8+5.5 pts
23Micronesia72.5-5.4 pts
24Estonia72.3-0.2 pts
25Vietnam71.3-0.7 pts
26United Arab Emirates70.9+0.5 pts
27Palau70.6-4 pts
28Czechia70.4-3.6 pts
29Netherlands70.1-6.3 pts
30Kyrgyzstan70-5.8 pts
31Slovenia69.8+0.2 pts
32Cyprus68.5+1.3 pts
33São Tomé and Príncipe68.5-10.5 pts
34Aruba67.9-2.3 pts
35Lithuania67-2.6 pts
36Cambodia66.3+0.1 pts
37U.S. Virgin Islands66.3+23.1 pts
38North Macedonia65.5+0.6 pts
39Mauritius65.3-3.3 pts
40Montenegro63.4+2 pts
41Tonga63.3-1.2 pts
42Belarus62.7+4.8 pts
43Bahrain62.2-6.3 pts
44Antigua and Barbuda62+2.6 pts
45Latvia61.4-2.4 pts
46Malaysia60.1-1.8 pts
47Namibia59-2.9 pts
48Bulgaria58.9-4 pts
49Somalia58.2-1.4 pts
50Timor-Leste57.2+0.1 pts
51Honduras57.1-5 pts
52Switzerland56.7+3.6 pts
53Ukraine56.2+1 pts
54Moldova56.1-1 pts
55Vanuatu55.2-2.6 pts
56Nicaragua54.9-3.2 pts
57Georgia54.9-2 pts
58Cape Verde53.9+1 pts
59Thailand53.5-3.7 pts
60Bosnia and Herzegovina52.3-0.8 pts
61Guam51.4-1.8 pts
62Serbia51.2+1.1 pts
63Palestine51.1-3.6 pts
64Fiji50.5-1.8 pts
65Mongolia50.2+4.7 pts
66Faroe Islands50-2.4 pts
67Bhutan49.3-8.8 pts
68Belize49.2-3.3 pts
69Austria48.9-0.8 pts
70Tunisia48.8-0.1 pts
71Kuwait48.5+3.6 pts
72Denmark47.7-1.6 pts
73Poland47+1.9 pts
74Samoa46.4-1.1 pts
75Lebanon46-2.7 pts
76Botswana45.9-14 pts
77Solomon Islands45.8-2 pts
78Croatia45.5+0.3 pts
79Syria45.4+8.6 pts
80Albania45.3+1.1 pts
81Greenland45.1-0.4 pts
82El Salvador44.4-2.7 pts
83Eswatini44.1+0.7 pts
84Azerbaijan43.6+8.8 pts
85Romania43.5+1.3 pts
86Panama42.7-6.5 pts
87Tajikistan42.5+2.4 pts
88Armenia42.3+0.4 pts
89Laos41.9-10 pts
90Qatar41.8+5.2 pts
91Oman41.5-5.2 pts
92Puerto Rico41.5-0.2 pts
93Equatorial Guinea41.2-1 pts
94Sweden40.5+0.1 pts
95Morocco40.4+3.1 pts
96Iceland40.3-3.3 pts
97Togo39.7-2.7 pts
98Mauritania39.2-7.9 pts
99Portugal39.2-0.8 pts
100Mexico38.9+2.6 pts
101New Caledonia38.8-3.2 pts
102Zambia38.6-4.1 pts
103Brunei37.7+0.1 pts
104Democratic Republic of the Congo36.9+5.1 pts
105Ghana36.7-6 pts
106Turkmenistan36.4-2.8 pts
107Finland36.4+0.2 pts
108Macao36.1-4.5 pts
109Central African Republic35.7-0.4 pts
110Philippines35.1+3.2 pts
111Rwanda34.5+2.1 pts
112Germany34.4-0.8 pts
113Bahamas34.4+0.5 pts
114French Polynesia34-2 pts
115Mali34+0.6 pts
116Nepal33.9-2.5 pts
117Canada33.9-0.5 pts
118Senegal32.5-2.9 pts
119Greece32.5-0.6 pts
120Norway32.3+1.2 pts
121Burkina Faso32-1 pts
122Bolivia31.9-5.2 pts
123France31.80 pts
124South Korea31.8-2.6 pts
125Madagascar31.7-1.1 pts
126Benin31.4-0.7 pts
127Zimbabwe31.3-6.3 pts
128Algeria31.3-1.4 pts
129Costa Rica30.9+0.2 pts
130United Kingdom30.8+1.5 pts
131Paraguay30.6-1.6 pts
132Guinea-Bissau30.5+1.2 pts
133Haiti29.8-0.4 pts
134Spain29.6-0.7 pts
135Sierra Leone29+3 pts
136Saudi Arabia28.8-6.9 pts
137Kazakhstan28.5+3.9 pts
138Israel28.2+0.1 pts
139Chile28.1-2 pts
140South Africa27.7-1.3 pts
141Guatemala27.6-2.4 pts
142Dominican Republic27.5-0.8 pts
143Ethiopia27.1-3.2 pts
144Sri Lanka26.6-0.4 pts
145Libya26.5-8.1 pts
146Iraq26.5-8.6 pts
147Comoros26.5-1.2 pts
148Yemen26.3+5 pts
149Gabon26.1-1.8 pts
150New Zealand25.8-1.1 pts
151Italy25.6-0.7 pts
152Gambia25.4-3.6 pts
153Türkiye25.2-1.4 pts
154Niger24.4-6 pts
155Bermuda23.4+0.1 pts
156Peru22.8-1.1 pts
157Côte d’Ivoire22.6-2.7 pts
158Angola22-6.8 pts
159Cameroon21.7-2.9 pts
160Kenya21.6-3.6 pts
161Australia21.6+0.1 pts
162Uruguay21.5-1.3 pts
163Colombia21.5-1.2 pts
164Chad21.4+0.7 pts
165India20.9-1.2 pts
166Russia20.70 pts
167Ecuador20-5.1 pts
168Egypt19.9-1.8 pts
169Iran19.6-1.1 pts
170Tanzania19.1-4.6 pts
171Uganda18.8-6 pts
172Indonesia18.3-2.4 pts
173Bangladesh17.4-7.3 pts
174China17-0.8 pts
175Pakistan16-0.7 pts
176Japan14.9-2.7 pts
177Uzbekistan14.8-0.2 pts
178United States14.6-0.7 pts
179Argentina13.6+1.8 pts
180Cuba12.3-2.2 pts
181Brazil12.1-2 pts
182Sudan10.3-1.7 pts
183Venezuela10.2-9.4 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.

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